Christoph Zell
Franz Christoph Zell († 1590 ) was a book printer , publisher , letter painter and craftsman in the 16th century . In his publications the artist also called himself Christoff (el) Zell, Christoph Cel and Christoph Cella.
Live and act
Christoph Zell was a close relative of the cartographer and librarian Heinrich Zell and the theologian Matthäus Zell . Although he also tried his hand at writing, it was his work as a form cutter that made him famous. Among other things, the artist made wood engravings for Heinrich Zell's maps of Europe ( 1536 ) and Prussia ( 1542 ). In 1540 Christoph Zell published a map of the Bavarian Palatinate by Erhard Reich.
Works (selection)
- A new song in which, from the beginning, with vnd darbey, the whole act of the Turk, in Vngern vnd Osterreych, namely the occupation of the city of Vienna, in the thone O God in your highest throne. Printed by Friderich Peypus, Nuremberg 1529.
- Reich, Erhard: The Palatinate in Bavaria placed in grunt sambt Irish adjoining countries. Wood engravings and print by Christoph Zell, Nuremberg 1540.
Individual evidence
- ↑ OGND - results / titledata. Retrieved March 27, 2020 .
- ^ Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr: Historical message from the Nuremberg mathematicians and artists . Monath, Nuremberg 1730, p. 207 ( google.at ).
- ^ A b Leo Bagrow: History of cartography . Ed .: RA Skelton. 2nd Edition. Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick / London 2010, pp. 130 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zell, Christoph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zell, Franz Christoph (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Printers, publishers, letter painters and artisans |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1590 |