Leonardus Achates
Leonardus Achates , actually Leonhard Agtstein , was a Swiss book printer who worked in Italy from around 1472 to 1491. He came from Basel and is therefore also known as Leonardus de Basilea .
Leonardus Achates was a pioneer of letterpress printing in Italy. In 1472 he printed the works of the Roman poet Virgil in Venice , in the same year his name appears in Vicenza . He worked here for a long time, but there are also prints from Padua (1473) and St. Urso (1474). Not all of his prints can be unequivocally attributed to him. The latest known print was dated December 23, 1491.
literature
- Otto Mühlbrecht: Achates, Leonardus . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 28.
- Otto Schottenloher: Achates, Leonardus. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 28 ( digitized version ).
- Anita Mondolfo: Acate (Achates), Leonardo (Leonardo da Basilea). In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 1: Aaron – Albertucci. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1960, pp. 65-66.
Web links
- Benno Notter: Achates, Leonhard. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Prints by Leonardus Achates in the complete catalog of incandescent prints
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Achates, Leonardus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Agtstein, Leonhard; Leonardus de Basilea |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss book printer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1491 |