Johann Koch called master
Johann Koch called Master (* 1430, † 1487 ) was a 15th century in Basel acting printers .
biography
Coming from Feldkirch (Vorarlberg), Koch was enrolled at the University of Basel in 1462 and is attested as a calligrapher and bookbinder around 1470 (with the name stamp "master"). He is also known as a freelance printer; around 1477 he had a few presses and employed up to eight journeymen. He is a possible printer of the famous Missale speciale (formerly Constantiense) . In some cases he had a business relationship with the printer Magister Peter Köllicker. He died in 1487, leaving behind debts.
literature
- Ernst Voulliéme: The German printers of the 15th century. 2nd Edition; Reichsdruckerei, Berlin 1922, pp. 28-29 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Ferdinand Geldner: The German Inkunabeldrucker, a manual of the German book printer of the 15th century according to places of printing. Verlag Anton Hiersemann, Stuttgart 1968–1970, 2 volumes, ISBN 3-7772-6825-9 , volume 1, p. 121.
- Alfons Schönherr: Missale speciale, a testimony to early book art from the 15th century. Facsimile printing; Private print by Dietrich Schwarz and Conrad Ulrich for their bibliophile friends, Zurich 1970.
Web links
- Prints by Johann Koch called masters in the general catalog of incandescent prints
- Johann Meister in the Index Typographorum Editorumque Basiliensium
- Johann Meister in the type repertory of the cradle prints
- Hans Meister in the binding database
Remarks
- ↑ Alfons Schönherr: Missale speciale, a testimony to early book art from the 15th century. Facsimile printing; Private print by Dietrich Schwarz and Conrad Ulrich for their bibliophile friends, Zurich 1970, pp. [9–10].
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Koch, Johann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Koch called Meister, Johann; Master, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Book printer in Basel |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1430 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1487 |