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Ratdoltova astronomika v českých a moravských knihovnách

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Boldan K.

Knihy a dějiny (Books and history)

2025

vol. 32

issue 1-2

8-41

How incunabula reached the Bohemian lands is still an underresearched topic. Using astronomical prints as a case study, this contribution examines whether such works were already available in the Bohemian-Moravian book market during the fifteenth century. The study focuses on the production of printer Erhard Ratdolt, operating first in Venice (1476–1486) and later in Augsburg, who specialised in this market segment and published 38 astronomical and astrological works. The research is based on a published catalogue of 104 copies of astronomical works from both Ratdolt presses (published as an appendix), now held in Czech libraries and archives. The study examines provenance marks to distinguish copies that arrived in the region during the fifteenth century (approximately half) from those imported in later centuries. The survey reveals that astronomical titles from Ratdolt’s Augsburg press, and to a lesser extent from his Venetian press, did penetrate the Bohemian-Moravian market, albeit in limited numbers. Most of the books were purchased in foreign markets by students from Catholic regions of Bohemia and Moravia, as they travelled abroad for university studies and established the core of their libraries there. Nevertheless, the study demonstrates that Ratdolt’s astronomical prints also reached Prague University, though they were mostly acquired by individual masters. During the post-Hussite period, astronomical instruction at Prague University, which admitted only Utraquist students, stagnated. This was reflected in the limited number of scholars capable of engaging with demanding astronomical texts. To confirm these preliminary findings, a comprehensive provenance survey of all astronomical incunabula in Czech institutions will be necessary, extending beyond a single printing press. Such research will also contribute to the history of astronomy, as our knowledge of this discipline’s development during the Jagiellonian period remains inadequate.

Z dziejów drukarstwa i handlu książką w Kołobrzegu w drugiej połowie XVII wieku

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Gaziński R.

Biblioteka

2009

issue 13(22)

173-180

The Registry Office (Archives) in Greifswald preserves, in the archival set Staatskanzelei, four archival units related to printing and the book trade in Kołobrzeg (German: Colberg) in the first half of the seventeenth century. They represent material of institutional character that refer to problems in printing and book trade viewed by the provincial administration of the Branderburg March. The first printing house in Colberg, with the elector Frederic Wilhelm consent, was set up in May 1653 and Henrich Heissen was appointed the first printer of the new establishment. He was followed, until the end of the seventeenth century, by: Jacob Kusen, Berger Campen and Johan Nikolaus Ernst. Printers in Colberg were not only involved in printing books but also in selling them in the town. Beside the already mentioned printers, in the timeframe in question, there were also other professional booksellers such as Jeremias Amphras, Jacob Henning, Johan Danhardt and Jeremias Schrey. In all, in the second half of the seventeenth century, Colberg was an important center of publishing and book trade. Its importance was diminished greatly when the capital of the province was moved to Stargard (German: Stargard in Pommern) in 1668.

W Archiwum Krajowym w Greifswaldzie w zespole archiwalnym Staatskanzelei zachowały się trzy jednostki archiwalne dotyczące drukarstwa i handlu książką w Kołobrzegu w drugiej połowie XVII wieku. Są to materiały o charakterze instytucjonalnym pokazujące problemy drukarstwa i handlu książką od strony brandenburskiej administracji prowincjonalnej. Drukarnię założono w Kołobrzegu za zgodą elektora Fryderyka Wilhelma w maju 1653 roku, a pierwszym drukarzem został Henryk Heissen. Po nim do końca XVII wieku drukarnię prowadzili: Jakub Kusen, Berger Campen i Johann Mikołaj Ernst. Drukarze w Kołobrzegu nie tylko drukowali książki, ale również sprzedawali je na terenie miasta. Obok nich w omawianym okresie działali tu także profesjonalni handlarze książkami: Jeremiasz Amphras, Jeremiasz Mamfass, Jakub Henning, Johan Danhardt i Jeremiasz Schrey. W drugiej połowie XVII wieku Kołobrzeg był, jak na warunki pomorskie, znaczącym centrum drukarstwa i handlu książką. Znaczenie to pomniejszyło przeniesienie stolicy prowincji do Stargardu (1668 rok).

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Ratdoltova astronomika v českých a moravských knihovnách

Z dziejów drukarstwa i handlu książką w Kołobrzegu w drugiej połowie XVII wieku