Johann Otmar
Johann Otmar (* in Reutlingen ; † 1514 or 1517 in Augsburg ) was a German printer .
Career
Otmar initially worked in Reutlingen from 1482 to 1496 and in Tübingen from 1497 to 1501 . From 1502 to 1514 (other information: 1517) he worked as a printer in Augsburg. His first print in Augsburg is dated October 30, 1502. In 1505 he worked with Erhard Öglin , and in 1507 he printed the 13th pre-Lutheran German Bible. He also worked with Hans Burgkmair and Hans Schäufelein to illustrate his prints .
After his death, the printing company was taken over by his son Silvan, who had been an independent printer since 1513.
literature
- Amelung, Peter: Otmar. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 19, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-428-00200-8 , p. 647 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Günther Grünsteudel et al. (Ed.): Augsburger Stadtlexikon . 2nd Edition. Perlach-Verlag, 1998, ISBN 3-922769-28-4 , p. 698 .
- Reske, Christoph: The book printers of the 16th and 17th centuries in the German-speaking area. Based on the work of the same name by Josef Benzing. Wiesbaden 2007.
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Amelung (1999), pp. 647-648; Reske (2007), p. 30.
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SURNAME | Otmar, Johann |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German book printer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Reutlingen |
DATE OF DEATH | 1514 or 1517 |
Place of death | augsburg |