Johann Froben, printer of Basel : a biographical profile and catalogue of his editions

Author(s)

• Sebastiani, Valentina
• Pettegree, Andrew

Bibliographic Information

Johann Froben, printer of Basel : a biographical profile and catalogue of his editions

by Valentina Sebastiani

（Library of the written word, v. 65 . The handpress world / editor-in-chief, Andrew Pettegree ; v. 50）

Brill, c2018

• : hbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [767]-780) and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

Table of Contents

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

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Details

• NCID: BB27869581
• ISBN:
  • 9789004360303
• LCCN: 2018001763
• Country Code: ne
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Leiden
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 830 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : Z232.F925
  • DC23 : 070.5092
  • DC23 : B
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Froben, Johann, -1527
  • LCSH : Froben, Johann, -1527 -- Bibliography
  • LCSH : Early printed books -- Switzerland -- Basel -- 16th century -- Bibliography
  • LCSH : Incunabula -- Switzerland -- Basel -- Bibliography
  • LCSH : Printing -- Switzerland -- Basel -- History -- 16th century
  • LCSH : Printing -- Switzerland -- Basel -- History -- Origin and antecedents
  • LCSH : Printers -- Switzerland -- Basel -- Biography
  • LCSH : Publishers and publishing -- Switzerland -- Basel -- History
  • LCSH : Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536
  • LCSH : Basel (Switzerland) -- Imprints
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA85012136