Adam d'Ambergau

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Adam d'Ambergau (* 15th century in Ammergau ; † 15th / 16th century) was a German book printer who worked in the late 15th century.

life and work

Adam d'Ambergau was probably born in Ammergau . His subsequent whereabouts cannot be clearly determined either. But his prints like the edition of Virgil from 1471 as well as the “Ciceronis orationes” from 1472 were both published in Venice. But: "The custom of printers at that time, often only to mention their first names or to add the Latin translation of their place of birth to it, makes the determination of the personalities occurring under multiple changing names, which are self-added, extremely uncertain." whether the printer of the Virgil types is also the printer of Cicero's "Orationes".

The name Adam appears again and again in printing circles in the years and in the area in question: A Magister Adamus published Augustini Dati elegantiae in 1470 . Other printers with corresponding names are also known: Petrus Adamus Mantuanus , Adam Rost (Rome, 1471–1475) and Adam de Rotwil (Aquila, 1482). The self-designation of the people during this time with their first name and their place of birth make an exact identification extremely difficult today.

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  • Otto Mühlbrecht: Adam d'Ambergau. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie 1. 1875, accessed on July 10, 2019 .
  • Anita Mondolfo: Adamo di Ambergau. In: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (Volume 1, 1960). 1960, Retrieved July 10, 2019 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Otto Mühlbrecht: Adam d'Ambergau. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie 1. ADB 1. 1875. Adam d'Ambergau.
personal data
SURNAME Adam d'Ambergau
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German book printer
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Ammergau
DATE OF DEATH 15th century or 16th century