Adolf Rusch
Adolf Rusch von Ingweiler (* around 1435 ; † May 26, 1489 in Strasbourg ) was a printer , publisher and merchant of the incunable , who was the first to print in the Antiqua north of the Alps .
life and work
Ingweiler in Alsace is considered the birthplace of Rusch. Before 1488 he married Salome Mentelin, the daughter of the famous Strasbourg printer Johannes Mentelin , in whose office Rusch worked. Through diverse business connections also beyond Strasbourg, u. a. Rusch also made considerable fortunes in the paper trade.
In the Rationale divinorum officium , printed by Rusch 1474, appeared for the first time from the developed in Italy humanistic minuscule derived Antiqua - type on. In this type set, Rusch published Latin classics in particular, such as works by Plutarch and Seneca . Together with his father-in-law Mentelin, he mainly produced prints of theological and medical content that appeared in Mentelin's typeset . The humanistically educated Rusch also left an extensive correspondence behind.
reception
The Antiqua print from 1474 could only be ascribed to Rusch unequivocally in the 19th century; until then he was listed as the master of the bizarre R due to a type peculiarity .
literature
- Fritz Funke: Book customer. Munich-Pullach 1969, pp. 84, 193, 208.
- Christoph Reske: Rusch (Rischius, Ruscum), Adolph (Adolff, Adolffus, Adelphus). In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 22, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-428-11203-2 , p. 294 ( digitized version ).
- Karl Schorbach: Rusch, Adolph . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 53, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1907, pp. 646-650.
Web links
- Prints by Adolf Rusch in the complete catalog of the cradle prints
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rusch, Adolf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rusch von Ingweiler, Adolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Printer, publisher and businessman of the incunable era |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1435 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 26, 1489 |
| Place of death | Strasbourg |