Hieronymus Vietor

Hieronymus Vietor (Binder, Böttcher, Büttner, * 1480 in Liebenthal, Lower Silesia, † 1546 ) was a printer and publisher, who was active in Vienna and Krakow.

Life

Jerome Binder ( Böttcher, Büttner ), or Latinized also called Vietor, came from Liebenthal, which is why he called himself Latinized Philo Vallis. From 1497 he studied at the Faculty of Arts of the Cracow Academy, where Andrew of Labischin was rector. In 1499 he obtained the baccalaureate liberal arts. Presumably, he then studied with Johann Haller, from 1510 he began working as a Viennese printer. At first he printed until 1514, together with Hans Sing Riener; her first print was the work of Claudius Claudian, and in 1511 they had Greek letters. The bookstore was located on the old meat market over the nunnery of St. Lawrence. From 1515 on, he printed alone - the friendship between him and Sing Riener remained. 1516 Vietor had a house in the consecration of Castle Street, which also housed his officina ( workshop); but already in 1517 he moved back over to Krakow, whose scholars and nobles, he had always maintained an active relationship and where he now einrichtete a large printing press. But the Viennese Offizin persisted in passing and was last probably led by his brother Benedict and his son Florian, of which a pressure of 1531 at the Vienna Court Library is still preserved. This year the activity ended Vietors Vienna Offizin.

Victor died in 1546; his widow continued the operation of the Krakow Offizin until 1551. Vietor printed mostly in Latin and Polish. His books are characterized by beautiful handwriting, correct pressure and good paper and woodcuts.