Andreas Cratander
Appearance
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Andreas Cratander (born Andreas Hartmann in Strasbourg, ca. 1490; died 1540)[2] was a Swiss printer, publisher, and book seller. Based in Basel, his workshop is estimated to have published at least 150 individual works between 1518 and 1535, predominantly Latin and Greek classics in their original languages.[3]
References
- ^ Müller, Christian; et al. (2006). Hans Holbein the Younger: The Basel Years, 1515–1532. Munich: Prestel. ISBN 9783791335803.
- ^ Hieronymus, Frank. "Cratander, Andreas". Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ Steiff, Karl (1903), "Cratander, Andreas", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 47, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 540–541