Valentim Fernandes
Valentim Fernandes († 1518 or 1519) was a printer who worked in Portugal . He was originally from Moravia ("de Morávia") and referred to himself as a German ("alemão"). In 1493 or 1494 he stayed in Seville , from 1495 he can be traced back to Portugal based on his prints. The last print from him is from 1518.
The most significant historical source is Fernandes' manuscript collection Codice Valentim Fernandes , which comprises around 350 folios and contains various reports on the Portuguese discoveries of the 15th and early 16th centuries, including the report by the navigator Diogo Gomes De prima inuentione Guinee which Martin Behaim is said to have written down by Gomes himself, according to oral tradition .
literature
- Karl Steiff: Moravus . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 22, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, p. 214 f.
- Valentim Fernandes: Códice Valentim Fernandes . Leitura paleográfica, notas e índice de José Pereira da Costa. Lisboa 1997.
- Yvonne Hendrich: Valentim Fernandes. A German book printer in Portugal at the turn of the 15th to the 16th century and his circle . Frankfurt am Main 2007.
Web links
- Prints by Valentim Fernandes in the complete catalog of incandescent prints
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fernandes, Valentim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Valentin of Moravia; Moravus, Valentin; Valentin de Moravia; Fernandez, Valentino |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Book printer in Portugal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1518 or 1519 |