Christian Egenolff

Christian Egenolff (also Egenolph; born July 26, 1502 Hadamar, † February 9, 1555 in Frankfurt am Main; Egenolff also Christian, the elder ) was a German book printer.

Egenolff drove from 1516 Humanistic Studies at the University of Mainz, later learned the art of printing, settled in 1529 in Strasbourg and operational from 1531 to his death in book printing and font foundry in Frankfurt am Main. Possible reasons for moving to Frankfurt Egenolffs the keen competition is called among the printers in Strasbourg. The city government quickly granted him citizenship, and paid him for a loan so Egenolff could buy a plot of land. In addition to his involvement in Frankfurt Egenolff founded a branch of his company in Marburg and had a paper mill in the Black Forest.

His letters were very much sought after. For the illustrations of his books, he won Hans Sebald Beham, Virgil Solis and others. 1535 printed Egenolff a German Bible and put together his own chronicle. 1542/43 he ran a further printed in Marburg. His prints were from almost all fields of knowledge. He used his few printed music as the first printer in Germany a new, native of France method, in which each printing type was the note and the associated staff.

Christian Egenolffs Insignia was an altar with a burning heart. He was buried in the churchyard Peter Frankfurt. His son, Christian Egenolff the Younger (1528-1566), was pastor at St. Peter's Church in Frankfurt am Main. His daughter, Magdalena married in 1554 the naturalist, physician and botanist Adam Lonicerus.

Publications

• Mind T From Food, Natural and Kreuter wine, all ... AUß Apitio, Platina, Varrone, Bapt. Fiere etc. Frankfurt 1531