Johann Froben, printer of Basel : : a biographical profile and catalogue of his editions / / by Valentina Sebastiani.

• Superior document: Library of the written word ; Volume 65 The handpress world ; Volume 50
• VerfasserIn: Sebastiani, Valentina,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Library of the written word. Handpress world. Volume 50.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (842 pages).

In Johann Froben, Printer of Basel , Valentina Sebastiani offers a comprehensive account of the life and printing production of Froben, a major representative of early modern Europe’s most refined printing traditions. Some five centuries after they first appeared in print, Sebastiani provides a bibliography of the 329 Froben editions published in Basel between 1491 and 1527 (including an analysis of some 2,500 copies held in more than twenty-five libraries worldwide), listing the paratextual and visual elements that distinguish Froben’s books as well as economic, technical, and editorial details related to their production and distribution. Sebastiani’s study sheds new light on Froben’s family and career, his involvement in the editing and publication of Erasmus’ works, and the strategies he adopted to market them successfully.

Table of Contents

Part 1. Johann Froben: printer of Basel (c. 1460-1527) -- Johann Froben's early life and career (c. 1460-1512) -- The privilege of publishing Erasmus (1513-1527) -- Part 2. The catalogue of Johann Froben's publications (1491-1527).