From Mikulov to Brno - the Neumann Printing House and its Production

• Authors: Andrea Jelínková
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This contribution looks into the printing house of the Neumann family, which operated in Mikulov and Brno between 1768 and the beginning of the 19th century. It draws on the study of archival sources and compares them with the existing literature on this printing workshop. It focuses on the circumstances under which the printing house was founded, as well as its owners and employees. The printing production is described in terms of languages, genres, and themes. Furthermore, it explores the circle of clients and publishers for whom the printing house worked. The analysis shows that the Neumann printing house was a small-scale, local shop which operated mainly on a commercial basis for a diverse clientele.

Keywords

EN

book printers; history of book printing; Brno; Mikulov; Neumannová, Anna Francisca; Neumann, Joseph Franz

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Library of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
• Journal: Knihy a dějiny (Books and history)
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 28
• Issue: 1-2
• Pages: 6-38
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Andrea Jelínková

• Knihovna AV ČR, v.v.i., Národní 1009/3, 115 22 Praha 1, Czech Republic