The Industry of Evangelism : Printing for the Reformation in Martin Luther's Wittenberg / Drew B. Thomas.
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TextSeries: Library of the Written Word ; 96.Publisher: Leiden; Boston : Brill, 2022Description: 1 online resourceContent type: - text
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- Printing for the Reformation in Martin Luther's Wittenberg
- Book industries and trade -- Germany -- History -- 16th century
- Christian literature -- Publishing -- Germany -- History -- 16th century
- Illustration of books -- Germany -- 16th century
- Printing -- Germany -- Wittenberg (Saxony-Anhalt) -- History -- 16th century
- Reformation -- Germany -- Wittenberg (Saxony-Anhalt)
- Wittenberg (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) -- Imprints
- 686.20943/1809031 23
- Z148.W75
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material / Drew B. Thomas -- Copyright page / Drew B. Thomas -- Acknowledgements / Drew B. Thomas -- Figures and Tables / Drew B. Thomas -- Introduction / Drew B. Thomas -- Chapter 1 The Beginnings of the Reformation Print Industry / Drew B. Thomas -- Chapter 2 The Title Page Borders of Lucas Cranach / Drew B. Thomas -- Chapter 3 Fraud in the Reformation Book Trade / Drew B. Thomas -- Chapter 4 The Second Generation of Reformation Printers / Drew B. Thomas -- Chapter 5 Bibles and Broadsheets / Drew B. Thomas -- Conclusion / Drew B. Thomas -- Appendix 1 A Catalogue of Wittenberg Counterfeits / Drew B. Thomas -- Appendix 2 USTC - VD16 Concordance / Drew B. Thomas -- Bibliography / Drew B. Thomas -- Index / Drew B. Thomas -- Figures / Drew B. Thomas.
Of the leading print centres in early modern Europe, Wittenberg was the only one that was not a major centre of trade, politics, or culture. This monograph examines the rise of the Wittenberg printing industry and analyses how it overtook the Empire's leading print centres. It investigates the workshops of the four leading printers in Wittenberg during Luther's lifetime: Nickel Schirlentz, Josef Klug, Hans Lufft, and Georg Rhau. Together, these printers conquered the German print world.
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