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Rostock - Fratres Domus Horti Viridis ad
Sanctum: Michaelem
The Brothers of the Common Life of Graen Garden
at Rostock (Michael is bruder) appear to have
begun - printing in 1476 + continued into the 16th C.
The only 15th C pritners in Rostock.
Lactantius Opera 9 April 1476 + the 1st dated book
printed at Rostock (Goff-L7. BMC II 516. Hain 9812.
Proctor 2660. Copy: HEHL)

Proctor Part II 1501-20 German VXII Rostock - 1476
1) Fratres vitae communis - still at work in 1521.
2) L. Dietz -1st book, 1505 June 7.
3b books or pieces from this press in 1505-1520
3) Nicolaus Marschalk (Gunther Winter of Erfurt) 1514
Types 1) (1505) latin text gothic.
2) small canon type (short letters 9mm); strance C
(line 1 of title - Dat nye .....)
3) larger church text
4) smaller church
illust. on figure 57 5) text schwabacher - double hyphen, short comma,
C with turned back tail; 92
6) large round Gothic 7) Church type.

18. Von dienst zweyer herren. (Of Serving Two Masters)
19. Von vil schwetzen. (Of Idle Talk) To Vele B Spreken
20. Vol schatz fynden. (Of finding Treasures) Ver Schat vynden
21. Von stuoffen und selb tun.

Ship of Fools - has been claimed that it was the 1st printed book
giving an account of contemporaneous events + living persons,
instead of the old German heroes + the French knights
who peopled the story books of the period.