Johannes Petreius

John Petreius (Hans Peterlein, * 1497 in Langendorf near Bad Kissingen, † March 18, 1550 in Nuremberg ) was a German wood carvers and printers.

Petreius worked as a printer in Nuremberg since 1523. He published in 1536 in addition to 750 books and 21 music tracks with a total of well over 1000 music pieces. Among the best known of his writings printed the first edition of Nicolaus Copernicus ' De revolutionibus orbium Coelestium heard in 1543.

Printed Publications

  • Brandenburg- Nürnbergische church order. 1533
  • Georg Rithaymer: De orbis terrarum situational compendium. Johann Petreius, Nuremberg 1538.
  • Michael Stifel: Arithmetica Integra. Johann Petreius, Nuremberg 1544th
  • Nicolaus Copernicus: De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium, Libri VI. Johann Petreius, Nuremberg 1543.
  • Girolamo Cardano. Artis Magnae sive de Regulis Algebraicis Liber I. Johann Petreius, Nuremberg to 1545.
  • Girolamo Cardano: De rerum subtilitate. Libri XXI. Johann Petreius, Nuremberg 1550
  • Jaabir ibn Hayyan [ Encoder ]: Alchemy. Nuremberg 1541st
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