Adam stone scraper
Adam Steinschaber , also Steinschauwer, Steynschauwer, Steinschauer, Steynschober or Stainschober (born in Haina near Römhild , recorded in Geneva from 1478, exact life dates unknown), was the first printer in Geneva .
Steinschaber came from Haina in the Franconian county of Henneberg and was probably based in the imperial city of Schweinfurt (Lower Franconia) around 1475 , as he was named after this place. In 1470 he was enrolled at the University of Erfurt , where he obtained his bachelor's degree in 1473. He ran a printer's workshop in Geneva from March 1478 to October 1480, at times together with Frater Heinrich Wirczburg. Twelve prints of him are known (six in Latin, six in French), including sacred works and some novels ( Histoire de la belle Mélusine , by Jean d'Arras, and La Destruction de Jérusalem ), famous for their large woodcuts .
Five other book printers by name in Geneva are known from the incunable period. Of the approximately 100 incunabula editions printed in Geneva, 37 only exist in one copy, another 26 in two copies, so that one must reckon with missing editions.
literature
- Karl Steiff : Steinschauwer, Adam . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 54, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1908, p. 467.
- Olaf Ditzel: The origin of the incunabula printer Adam Steinschaber and Heinrich Wirczburg In: Yearbook 2011 of the Hennebergisch-Franconian History Association , 1st edition 2011, ISBN 978-3-93961167-7
Web links
- Geneviève Gross: stone scraper, Adam. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Prints by Adam Steinschaber in the complete catalog of the cradle prints
Individual evidence
- ^ Olaf Ditzel: The origin of the incunabula printers Adam Steinschaber and Heinrich Wirczburg In: Yearbook 2011 of the Hennebergisch-Fränkisches Geschichtsverein, 1st edition 2011
- ^ Ferdinand Geldner: Die Deutschen Inkunabeldrucker, a manual of the German book printers of the 15th century according to places of printing ; Verlag Anton Hiersemann, Stuttgart 1968-1970, 2 volumes, ISBN 3-7772-6825-9 , volume 2 pp. 252-253.
- ↑ Antal Lökkös: Catalog des incunables imprimés à Genève, 1478-1500 ; Bibliothèque publique et universitaire, Genève 1978, pp. 11–31, with illustrations.
- ^ Etienne Braillard: La typographie genevoise au quinzième siècle ; Presses d'Etienne et Christian Braillard, Genève 1978.
- ↑ Antal Lökkös: Catalog des incunables imprimés à Genève, 1478-1500 ; Bibliothèque publique et universitaire, Genève 1978, p. 7.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stone scraper, Adam |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Steinschauwer, Adam; Steinschauer, Adam; Steynschauwer, Adam; Stainschober, Adam; Steynschober, Adam |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Incunabula printer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Haina (Römhild) |
| DATE OF DEATH | 15th century or 16th century |