Johann Froben, Printer of Basel

A Biographical Profile and Catalogue of His Editions
xii, 830 pp.
ISBN: 978-90-04-36030-3
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 65, 830 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1442 g

Reihe: Library of the Written Word / Library of the Written Word - The Handpress World

In Johann Froben, Printer of Basel, Valentina Sebastiani offers a comprehensive account of the life and printing production of Froben, a major representative of early modern Europe’s most refined printing traditions. Some five centuries after they first appeared in print, Sebastiani provides a bibliography of the 329 Froben editions published in Basel between 1491 and 1527 (including an analysis of some 2,500 copies held in more than twenty-five libraries worldwide), listing the paratextual and visual elements that distinguish Froben’s books as well as economic, technical, and editorial details related to their production and distribution. Sebastiani’s study sheds new light on Froben’s family and career, his involvement in the editing and publication of Erasmus’ works, and the strategies he adopted to market them successfully.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sebastiani, Valentina

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften Buchgeschichte, Bibliotheksgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures

Introduction

Johann Froben: Printer of Basel (c. 1460–1527)

1 Johann Froben’s Early Life and Career (c. 1460–1512)
1.1 From Hammelburg to Basel by Way of Nuremberg
1.2 First Publications (1491–1500)
1.3 Germany’s Best and Most Skillful Printers

2 The Privilege of Publishing Erasmus (1513–1527)
2.1 The Opportune Moment
2.2 The Rise of a European Scholarly Publishing House (1514–1516)
2.3 The “Regnum Muliebre” in Froben’s Printing-House
2.4 Erasmus or Luther?
2.5 Erasmus’ Authority in the Froben Printing-House
2.6 Epilogue

The Catalogue of Johann Froben’s Publications (1491–1527)

Note on the Catalogue

Catalogue

Editions Doubtfully Ascribed To Johann Froben

Illustrations. Title Page Border Frames

Illustrations. Printer’s Devices

Bibliography on Johann Froben
Bibliography
Index of Authors, Commentators, Contributors, Editors, Translators
Index of Works
Index of the Catalogue (GW, ISTC, USTC, VD16, Bezz. Eras.)
Index of Title Page Border Frames
Index of Printer’s Devices
Index of Libraries and Archives

Über Autor(innen)

Valentina Sebastiani, Ph.D. (2010), Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel, has worked as postdoctoral researcher at universities and libraries in Germany, Italy, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Canada, and the United States. She has published extensively on Erasmus of Rotterdam and the history of printing.