Ulrich Han
Ulrich Han (or Haan , also Udalricus Gallus ; * probably around 1425; † not before 1478) was one of the earliest German incunabulum printers with an office abroad. He is considered to be the printer of the first woodcut book in Italy.
life and work
Little is known about Ulrich Hans's life. He probably came from Ingolstadt and is said to have lived in Vienna after 1450, where, however, there is no record of him as a printer. From 1466 to 1475 he printed in Rome under the name Han or Udalricus Gallus, partly together with Simone de Nicolò Cardella . In 1476 Lupus Gallus, Frater Udalrici Galli de Vienna is named as successor to Hans.
Han dated the completion of the print of Cardinal Juan de Torquemada's meditation on December 31, 1467; he decorated this work with woodcuts. This print is considered to be the oldest woodblock print in Italy. The Commentarii on the Psalms, printed by Han, also came from Torquemada . Han also printed the ancient writings, including the Ciceros and Plutarchs , probably at the instigation of the scholars of Rome, such as Anton Campanus' ; he was also credited with the earliest casting of Greek types . On November 20, 1475 appeared with his imprint Margarita poetica of Albrecht von Eyb . In a missal from 1476, Han also printed the notes for the first time.
literature
- Arnold Esch : German early printer in Rome in the registers of Pope Paul II . In: Gutenberg yearbook . Volume 68, 1993, pp. 44-52, here p. 47 f.
- Arnold Esch: A special case of the German presence in Rome: The first generation of early German printers according to Vatican sources . In: Knut Schulz (Hrsg.): Handwerk in Europa. From the late Middle Ages to the early modern period. Munich 1999, ISBN 3-486-56395-5 (Writings of the Historisches Kolleg. Colloquia 41), pp. 27–32, here pp. 28 and 31.
- Karl Falkenstein : History of the art of printing . Leipzig 1840, p. 211
- Jakob Franck : Han, Ulrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, p. 495 f.
- Fritz Funke : Book customer . 3. Edition. Verlag Documentation, Munich-Pullach 1969, p. 90, p. 191, p. 234
- Hans Lülfing : Han, Ulrich. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 7, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1966, ISBN 3-428-00188-5 , p. 601 ( digitized version ).
- Anna Modigliani: Tipografi a Roma prima della stampa. Due società per fare libri con le forme (1466-1470) . Rome 1989, ISBN 88-85913-08-3 (RR inedita, 3).
- Gustav Adolf Schimmer : About the book printer Ulrich Han from Vienna [...] . Pichler, Vienna 1862
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Haan, Ulrich . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 6th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1860, p. 100 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- To an exhibition of the Archbishop's Academic Library Paderborn, 2000; with a section on Ulrich Han
- Print Hans in the incunabula catalog INKA
- Prints by Ulrich Han in the complete catalog of the cradle prints
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hain 15722 (GW M48257), cf. Esch: German early printer. P. 47 note 18 on the disputed resolution of the date.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Han, Ulrich |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Haan, Ulrich; Gallus, Udalricus |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German printer |
DATE OF BIRTH | uncertain: around 1425 |
DATE OF DEATH | after 1478 |