Anton Koberger

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Anton Koberger was a prominent 15th-century German printer and publisher, best known for producing the richly illustrated Nuremberg Chronicle.

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Anton Koberger canonical 3
Koberger 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German person
bookseller
human
printer
publisher
activeInCentury 15th century
16th century
associatedWithCity Nuremberg
basedIn Nuremberg
birthCountry Holy Roman Empire
birthPlace Free Imperial City of Nuremberg
Nuremberg
birthYear c. 1440
businessActivity book trade across Europe
citizenship Free Imperial City of Nuremberg
Holy Roman Empire
deathCountry Holy Roman Empire
deathPlace Nuremberg
deathYear 1513
era Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period
familyName Koberger
linked to: Anton Koberger
fieldOfWork book trade
printing
publishing
genre incunabula
givenName Anton
knownFor early printing in the Holy Roman Empire
large-scale illustrated book production
languageOfWorkOrName German
name Anton Koberger
nationality German
notableFor operating one of the largest printing establishments of his time
notableWork Nuremberg Chronicle
numberOfPresses multiple printing presses
occupation bookseller
printer
publisher
operatedPrintingPressIn Nuremberg
printed Nuremberg Chronicle
Schedelsche Weltchronik
printedDuringPeriod incunabula period
relationshipToAlbrechtDurer godfather
relative Albrecht Dürer
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
timePeriodOfActivityEnd early 16th century
timePeriodOfActivityStart 1470s
usedTechnology movable type printing press

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Anton Koberger name Anton Koberger
Anton Koberger familyName Koberger
linked to: Anton Koberger