Konrad Feyner
Konrad Feyner , also written Fyner (* 15th century in Gerhausen near Blaubeuren ), was a German printer.
life and work
Konrad Feyner was probably trained by Heinrich Eggestein in Strasbourg . From 1473 he worked in Esslingen. There Feyner printed theological literature (works by Heinrich von Gorkum , Johannes Gerson , Thomas von Aquino , Petrus Lombardus and others), as well as in 1475 and 1477 Petrus Niger's (Peter Schwartz) anti-Jewish writings Tractatus contra perfidos Judaeos de conditionibus veri Messiae and Stern des Meschiah . For both, Feyner also produced the Hebrew letters required in square script , which are the earliest examples of their use in letterpress printing. In addition, he printed the translations of the Esslingen town clerk Niklas von Wyle (1478) for Duke Eberhard I. von Württemberg (Eberhard im Bart ).
In 1479 Konrad Feyner moved to Urach. Among the books he printed there, the (German) "Plenarium" (1481), the "Heiligenleben" (1481) and the "Wisdom of the Wise Men" from Bidpais are distinguished by beautiful tendril borders, important woodcuts and large initials. Johannes Hug from Göppingen seems to have been his proofreader both in Esslingen and in Urach. Nothing more was known about his life.
Konrad Feyner then seems to have died in Urach, because there are no more printed works after 1483 that bear his name.
A group of ten prints ("Caesar: de bello Gallico" (1473), "Der Ackermann von Böhmen" (1473) and others), previously attributed to Feyner, were most likely printed in Strasbourg and not by him.
Feyner master
A woodcutter , unknown by name , who created significant illustrations for some of the books printed by Feyner in Esslingen and Urach, is sometimes referred to as a Feyner master after these works .
literature
- Ernst Kelchner : Fyner, Konrad . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1878, p. 277.
- Ferdinand Geldner : Fyner (Feyner), Konrad. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1961, ISBN 3-428-00186-9 , p. 746 ( digitized version ).
- Ernst Voulliéme: The German printers of the 15th century. 2nd Edition. Berlin 1922, p. 4 ff.
Web links
- Prints by Konrad Feyner in the complete catalog of incandescent prints
- Example of a print by Konrad Feyner
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Feyner, Konrad |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fyner, Conrad |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German book printer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gerhausen |
| DATE OF DEATH | 15th century |