Jodocus Badius
Jodocus Badius (* 1462 in Ghent , † 1535 in Paris ) was a Flemish printer and humanist . He is often referred to by the nickname Ascensius after the place Asse .
Life
Badius studied in Ferrara and taught the Latin and Greek languages in Lyon , where he published an edition of Terenz in 1493. In 1499 Badius moved to Paris, where he opened his printing house in 1503, the emblem of which - the interior of a printing workshop - became famous. Badius exerted a great influence on the development of the French publishing industry. He edited many early works by Erasmus von Rotterdam and Guillaume Budé .
Robert Estienne was Badius' son-in-law.
Works
- Quindecim metamorphoseos libri / Ovidius Naso Publius . Ed .: Jodocus Badius Ascensius. Johannes Cincinnius (contrib.). - Lugdunum: Jaques Huguetan, 1501 ( digitized )
- F. Baptiste Mantuani Bucolica Seu adolescentia in decem aeglogas divisa / ab Jodoco Badio Ascensio familiariter exposita cum indice dictionum. - Argentinae: Pruss, 1503 ( digitized )
- Silvae Morales cum interpraetatione Ascensii: In XII libellos divisae ... - Lyon: Jean Trechsel, November 14, 1492 ( digitized version )
literature
- Paul White: Jodocus Badius Ascensius. Commentary, Commerce and Print in the Renaissance. Oxford University Press, Oxford 2013, ISBN 978-0-19-726554-3
Web links
- Works by and about Jodocus Badius in the German Digital Library
- Article about Badius in the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Badius, Jodocus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Badius Ascensius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Flemish printer and humanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1462 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ghent |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1535 |
| Place of death | Paris |