Arnold Mylius
Arnold Mylius (born October 16, 1540 in Friemersheim , Grafschaft Moers , † November 17, 1604 in Cologne ) was a German book printer and dealer in Cologne.
life and work
Mylius learned the book trade in Antwerp in the branch of Arnold Birckmann and took over its management. After moving to Cologne, he married Barbara Birckmann and became a partner and, from 1585, sole owner of the publishing house “Unter Fettenhennen” owned by Arnold Birckmann. Between 1586 and 1604, over 200 books were published under his direction.
literature
- Wolfgang Schmitz: The transmission of German texts in Cologne book printing of the 15th and 16th centuries . (PDF) Philos. Faculty of the University of Cologne, 1990 (habilitation thesis)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Jean-Noël Paquot: Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire littéraire des dix-sept provinces des Pays-Bas de la Principauté de Liège et de quelques contrées voisines . Tome second. Imprimerie académique, Louvain 1768. (Arnold Myl, ou Mylius: p. 270).
- ^ Johann Jakob Merlo: Mylius, Arnold . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 23, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1886, p. 138 f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mylius, Arnold |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Müller |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German bookseller |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1540 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Friemersheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 17, 1604 |
| Place of death | Cologne |