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    Johann Froben, in Latin: Johannes Frobenius (and combinations), (c. 1460 – 27 October 1527) was a famous printer, publisher and learned Renaissance humanist...
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    the House to the Chair to Froben in 1507, the alliances cooperation would last until 1512. His successor would be Johann Froben, a close friend to Erasmus...
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    Erasmus (1466–1536) in consultation with leading scholars, and printed by Johann Froben (1460–1527) of Basel. An estimate of up to 300,000 copies were printed...
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    Hieronymus Froben (1501–1563) was a famous pioneering printer in Basel and the eldest son of Johann Froben. He was educated at the University of Basel...
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  • known as Froben or Herwagen, (d. circa 1559–1560 in Basel) was a Swiss humanist and publisher close to Erasmus. Initially the wife of Johann Froben and later...
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    stained glass windows and illustrations for books from the printer Johann Froben. He also painted an occasional portrait, making his international mark...
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    caps was probably popularised by Johann Froben in the early 16th century, who used them extensively from 1516. Froben may have been influenced by Aldus...
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    850 are octavos, representing 10 percent of all works in the catalog. Johann Froben was the first in 1491 to print Bible in octavo and with illustration...
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    medical context in the printer's device used by the Swiss medical printer Johann Frobenius (1460–1527), who depicted the staff entwined with serpents and...
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    citing Plato's Symposium and expanded to several hundred sentences. Johann Froben published it first within a revised edition of the Adagia in 1515, then...
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