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Johann Froben of Germany

Born: Bavaria, 1460
Died: 1527

   

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Printer's mark of Johann Froben

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Great scholar-printer of Basel, good friend of Erasmus, for whom he printed. He gave Hans Holbein his first major employment designing title pages and woodcuts, for illustrating his books.


Activities

  Printing
  Publishing
  Scholar


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