Abraham Bosse

Abraham Bosse ( pron. boss ') ( * 1604 in Tours, † 1 or February 14, 1676 in Paris) was a French engraver and etcher.

Bosses provided a tremendous amount leaves with cultural and historical descriptions of ceremonies, festivals and scenes from the life of the people.

He was a friend of the architect and mathematician Gérard Desargues and presented some of his ideas is in a popular form, as this could Desargues himself.

Bosse stabbed probably the major city map of Paris by Jacques Gomboust.

Writings

  • The art of pierce copper, Ilmer, Osnabrück 1975
  • Radier Booklet. Treats of the Etzkunst, namely how to Etzen with Scheid water in copper, the water and how to make even the hard and soft Etzgrund should, Moss, Munich 1977, ISBN 3-7879-0088-8
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