Adam Petri

Adam Petri ( * 1454 in Langendorf in Franconia, † November 15, 1527 in Basel ) was a printer, publisher and bookseller

Life

Adam Petri was born around 1454 in Langendorf at Hammelburg. Like his uncle Johannes Petri, he moved to Basel, where he resided since about 1480 and worked as a printer. In 1507 he received the citizenship of Basel. The following year, he married the daughter of Anna Basel citizens Himself. After he had taken over in 1509 the printing house of his uncle John, his Offizin became an important printing workshop. Peter was one of the first Basel printer, who worked with illustrators. His prints were, inter alia, illustrated by Urs Graf, Hans Holbein and Conrad cut. In addition, he worked as authors, editors and proofreaders a number of famous people such as Konrad Pelikan, the young Sebastian Münster, Rhenanus, Ulrich Hugwald and his relatives John Petreius.

Adam Petri printed before all religious devotional literature and works of practical theology. Since 1517 left primarily Reformation writings, his printing. Of the more than 300 printing from the dispensary Adae Petri, there are 88 writings of Martin Luther. He also published writings of other German reformers like John Bugenhagen, Hartmuth of Cronberg, Philipp Melanchthon, Andreas Karlstadt and a few writings of the Swiss Reformers Zwingli, Vadian and Oecolampadius.

Much attention was his edition of the font by Jan Hus, which appeared in 1520 under the title Liber de egregius unitate ecclesiae, cuius author periit in concilio Constantiensi. It was amazing how quickly reprinted Petri Luther's Bible translation. Barely three months after the publication of the September Testament was published in December 1522, the new Testament yetzund quite grüntlich teutscht. Between 1523 and 1524, Old Testament was in Petri Luther The original Hebreischen Warheit after auffs trewlichst Germanized printed.

Adam Petri died on 15 November 1527th His wife Anna Same married in 1530 with the cosmographers and Hebrew Professor Sebastian Münster. His 1508 born son Heinrich Petri led the officina Petri more successful.