Konrad Henckis
Konrad Henckis , also Henlif , Henekes , Hinckus , Hanckis or Hancquis (born before 1467 in Gudensberg ; died after 1481) was a German printer and bookseller.
Henckis probably married Johannes Fust's widow in 1467 and became a partner in Peter Schöffer as a printer and bookseller . In 1470 he acquired citizenship in Frankfurt am Main and used the Frankfurt Book Fair to distribute his publishing works in Northern Europe, Paris and Germany.
literature
- Franz Falk: On the history of the invention of the art of printing. 2: Conrad Henekis, Peter Schöffer's business associate. In: Journal of the Association for Research into Rhenish History and Antiquities . 3 (1868-87), pp. 313-322, here pp. 317-319 ( digitized version ).
- Friedrich Kapp : History of the German book trade. First volume . Leipzig 1886 ( online at Wikisource ).
- Monika Toeller: The book fair in Frankfurt am Main before 1560. Its communicative significance in the early printing period . Dissertation Munich 1983.
Remarks
- ↑ Alexander Dietz: Frankfurt trade history. Volume 3. H. Minjon, Frankfurt am Main 1921, p. 5 ff. ( Digitized version ).
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SURNAME | Henckis, Konrad |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Henlif, Konrad; Henekes, Konrad; Hinckus, Konrad; Hanckis, Konrad; Hancquis, Konrad |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German printer and bookseller |
DATE OF BIRTH | before 1467 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Gudensberg |
DATE OF DEATH | after 1481 |