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Hieronymus Andreae, or Andreä, or Hieronymus Formschneider, (died 7 May 1556) was a German woodblock cutter ("formschneider"), printer, publisher and typographer closely associated with Albrecht Dürer. Andreae's best known achievements include the enormous, 192-block Triumphal Arch woodcut, designed by Dürer for Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, and his design of the characteristic German "blackletter" Fraktur typeface ("Gothic" to most English-speakers), on which German typefaces were based for several centuries. He was also significant as a printer of music. In the opinion of Adam von Bartsch, although Andreae never designed woodcuts (as opposed to designing typefaces), the quality of his work was such that he, along with Hans Lützelburger and Jost de Negker, should be considered an artist. (en) Hieronymus Andreae, ou Andree, ou Jeronymus Formschneider, né vers 1485 et mort le 7 ou 8 mai 1556 à Nuremberg, est un imprimeur, graveur et typographe allemand. Son nom est associé à celui d'Albrecht Dürer pour avoir sculpté les formes des caractères de la gravure de l'Arc de triomphe de Maximilien. Il est aussi l'inventeur de la fraktur, une version typographique de l'alphabet latin, communément appelée écriture gothique qui a influencé l'imprimerie allemande par la suite. (fr) |
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Hieronymus Andreae, ou Andree, ou Jeronymus Formschneider, né vers 1485 et mort le 7 ou 8 mai 1556 à Nuremberg, est un imprimeur, graveur et typographe allemand. Son nom est associé à celui d'Albrecht Dürer pour avoir sculpté les formes des caractères de la gravure de l'Arc de triomphe de Maximilien. Il est aussi l'inventeur de la fraktur, une version typographique de l'alphabet latin, communément appelée écriture gothique qui a influencé l'imprimerie allemande par la suite. (fr) Hieronymus Andreae, or Andreä, or Hieronymus Formschneider, (died 7 May 1556) was a German woodblock cutter ("formschneider"), printer, publisher and typographer closely associated with Albrecht Dürer. Andreae's best known achievements include the enormous, 192-block Triumphal Arch woodcut, designed by Dürer for Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, and his design of the characteristic German "blackletter" Fraktur typeface ("Gothic" to most English-speakers), on which German typefaces were based for several centuries. He was also significant as a printer of music. (en) |
