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Nicolas Jenson (* 1420 in Sommevoire, Frankreich; † 1480 in Venedig) war ein bedeutender französischer Schriftentwerfer, Stempelschneider, Typograf, Kalligraf, Drucker, Verleger und Buchhändler . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Schriften. 2.1 Moderne Nachschnitte. 3 Literatur. 4 Weblinks. 5 Anmerkungen. Leben.
- 1420
- französischer Drucker und Verleger
- Sommevoire, Frankreich
- Jenson, Nicolas
Nicholas (or Nicolas) Jenson (c. 1420–1480) was a French engraver, pioneer, printer and type designer who carried out most of his work in Venice, Italy. Jenson acted as Master of the French Royal Mint at Tours and is credited with being the creator of one of the finest early Roman typefaces.
- Roman Typeface
- creation of Roman typeface, made the final definitive break from blackletter style
- French
15. März 2024 · Nicolas Jenson (born c. 1420, Sommevoire, Champagne—died 1480, Rome) was a publisher and printer who developed the roman-style typeface. Apprenticed as a cutter of dies for coinage, Jenson later became master of the royal mint at Tours. In 1458 he went to Mainz to study printing under Johannes Gutenberg.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
20. Sept. 2021 · Das Druckerzeichen (Signet) des französischen Kupferstechers, Graveurs und Typografen Nicolas Jenson (um 1420–1480). Nicolas Jenson starb 1480 in Venedig und wurde, wie er in seinem Testament gewünscht hatte, in der Kirche auf der Laguneninsel Santa Maria delle Grazie beigesetzt.
4. Apr. 2017 · Given the very early time during which he was active (from 1470 onwards), we can safely credit Nicolas Jenson for initiating the trade of type, at least in Italy. Moreover, the comparison with Castaldi’s roman and his replacement of certain letters shows how Jenson’s choice of letterforms might have been considered odd to his ...
3. Mai 2010 · Nicolas Jenson was born in France in 1420. In 1458, when he was 38, Jenson worked as an engraver at one of France’s mints. Charles VII sent him to Mainz to study the new art of movable-type printing, which was styled after the region’s Blackletter (fig.1). In 1450, Johannes Gutenberg had perfected movable type in Mainz after ...
9. Jan. 2017 · January’s cohort is named after the type designer Nicolas Jenson (b. 1420, Sommevoire, France; d. 1480, Venice, Italy). Jenson was an engraver, printer, and type designer who produced and influenced some of the classics of typography we still use today.