Christoph Weigel the Elder

Christoph Weigel the Elder ( born November 9, 1654 Redwitz; † February 5, 1725 in Nuremberg ) was a German engraver, art dealer and publisher.

Life

Christoph Weigel the Elder. learned the art of copper piercing in Augsburg. After holding various positions, including in Vienna and Frankfurt, he earned the 1698 Civil Rights in Nuremberg. The first Weigelsche work of his own, successfully managed publishing in Nuremberg was the lust of 1698th In this publisher during his lifetime are about 70 books and stitch sequences appeared.

One of his most important works is the book stalls of 1698th It depicted and described Weigel, more than two hundred craft and service types, each illustrated by an engraving, after life. For Weigel visited almost all the workshops themselves, recorded and watched the spot, agreed the content of its products by the master craftsmen from and drew important device from the original.

Another important work is The big, full initially Siebmacherische / afterwards For tables and helmets Generic / But Weigelische armorial book contain preformed in six parts with crests, shields, helmets and insignia on the number 14 767, in copper panels, which only his widow in Bieling Lorenz in Nuremberg can print and has brought out her own publishing house in 1734 in two volumes.

Weigel worked particularly brilliant in the scraping and line style. He was the first engraver, who related a kind of machine for the underground. In Nuremberg he worked at preparing his maps very closely with the imperial geographer and cartographer Johann Baptist Homann ( 1664-1724 ).

Weigel's publisher was continued after 1725 by his widow, who still some work of her late husband issued - for example, his armorial only in 1734.

Bibliography

Selection of some important objects:

  • Net even brought a shock Phantast'n in a box with your portrait in Kupffer and laughed, Christoph Weigel, Nuremberg 1690 ( digitized )
  • Illustration of the common useful main stands: of which regents and their so in time of peace as assigned War Times servants to bite on all Artist & Handwercker ... Publisher Christoph Weigel the Elder, Nuremberg in 1698; Emphasis in the series " The bibliophiles paperbacks " Nr.9212, Haren Publishing Berg communication, Dortmund 1977.
  • Picture and description of those all mine officials and served as well as those all smelter officials and - operated, published Christoph Weigel the Elder, Nuremberg 1721st
  • The Weigelische crest - book ...., 6 parts in 2 volumes, published by Christoph Weigel the Elder, Nuremberg 1734th
  • Picture Of Community practicality main objects Of regents and their way in peace as assigned servant to War Times, bit on all artists and Handwercker. Regenspurg 1698, online edition of the Saxon State Library - State and University Library Dresden
  • Gedancken patterns and instructions by Johann. S. L. 1700 by his younger brother Johann Christoph Weigel or Christoph Weigel the Younger ( 1661-1726 )
  • Ethica naturalis seu Documentation moralia ... S. L. 1700
  • Much -use and inventions reaching emblem - art ... Nuremberg oJ
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