Johann Otmar 1479 - began to print at Reutlingen. He
Colin Clair 1479 produced 5 books dated 1482, but 3 others are inferentially
dated between 1479-80. Otmar printed at Reutlingen
until 1495, + in 1498 had a press at Tubingen.
- earliest books which contain Otmar's name are:
Menniken's Formulae epistolum of 1422.
Conetanz Breviary Sept 1482 (H. 3828).
- last date in book at Reutlingen is 1495.
- 1st book signed at Tubingen is the Paulus Scriptor,
in librum primum Santentiarum of March 24, 1498.-
- Otmar of Reulingen, having printed many books at
Reutlingen + Tubingen between 1479-1501 went to Augsburg
after 1501, where he published the 1st book from his third
press in 1502. Continued printing until 1515.
Weller Repertorium typographicum (1864) Ref Z2222 P19 Vol. 3 #222
Herbarium zu tentsche Augsburg: Hanns Otmar for Johann Rennman,
1508. 239 leaves, folio. Weller 4074 Cop Muchen,
Panzer Zufatze 109 Z apf II, 36 Muthen p 163 #975. Choulant p. 254 Nr. 22
The earliest woodcuts date from the end of the 14th C -
religious pictures + playing cards
ealry woodcuts coloured by hand - attempts at printing
colors were made in the 2nd 1/2 of the 15th C -
chiaroscuno method.
Bartuda
Rotunda
Textura
Gothic
Textura - based on the German adaptation
of the Carolingian minuscule + basically
the same as that used by Gutenberg.
woodcutting - block of wood cut along the grain
Haarlem in the Netherlands + Strassburg on the Rhine
both compete with Mainz to be the birthplace of printing.
The 16th C saw the rise of the writing onaster whose
aim it was to spread the art of fine writing by
advertising its beauty + utility.
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