Life

Johann Zainer originated - like Zainer, printer in Augsburg - from Reutlingen; possibly the two brothers were at least however related, to considerable security. Just as Augsburger received it its training as the printer in Strasbourg, where 1465 its marriage with Susanne twitching value, which was registered daughter of a bricklayer, in the citizen book.

Its earliest pressure, the plague order of the Ulmer of city physician Heinrich dates from the year 1473. After a initially successful activity Zainers business decreased/went back after some years; it was referred, probably due to debts, 1493 of the city, returned however later, printed, even if only few, until 1515 became and 1523 for the last time mentioned.

Work

Important pressures from Johann Zainers Ulmer Offizin are written a German chronicle, by Heinrich which is considered as one of the oldest time books printed with mobile type characters, and which of the same into German translated work De claris mulieribus of Giovanni Boccaccio: Of some Frowen. A further translation those of the fables of the as well as Petrarcas Griseldis (1473) came likewise from Zainers press. Beyond that it printed a number of theological writings, among other things a Bible of 1480. Like many of his colleagues oriented yourself also Zainer both at the interests of the religiousness and at those the citizen; it was not in business successful thereby.

Above all the obligation after Boccaccio masters of the artist mentioned for the majority of the illustrations in the Petrarca, the Boccaccio and the brought in Johann Zainer the fame the book decoration to have crucially further promoted; contrary to the usual, the cuts of the Boccaccio master are characterised the outline stressing woodcuts by light dark effects, spatialness and plasticity, a style, which became coining/shaping for the 1480er years for the illustration of the early pressures and the late for example Albrecht perfected.

Sources

• Karl falcon stone: History of the typography in its emergence and training. Leipzig 1840; P. 171
• Fritz spark: Book customer. Munich Pullach 1969; P. 87; S. 227f.

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