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Johannes Prüss, 1527 -- Printer's Mark

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1527
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Main (Thompson) Library location: South wing -- Fifth window. Johannes Prüss, (c.1490 – 1555) son of Johannes Prüss the Elder, was born in approximately 1490 and quickly learned the trade of printing. Following his father's death in 1511, he and his brother-in-law Renatus Beck assumed operation of the family practice; both printers worked in close proximity, however, they published independently. Until 1546, Prüss printed primarily theological texts from the press at Tiergarten, including the works of Guillaume DeMolin, John Calvin, and Martin Luther. The mark of Johannes Prüss in the Vassar Library displays the printer's stylized monogram. Instead of using both initials, however, Prüss chose P.S. for his decorative symbol; the S possibly signifies his work in Strasbourg. Crosslets form at the tips of the extensions from the upper and lower lines of the P.
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Photograph by Amy Laughlin

This project was created by Katherine Durr (VC '15) as part of the Ford Scholar program under the supervision of Professor Ron Patkus in Summer 2013.

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vassar:32725
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pmarks_photo_SE2_005
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1 item
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These materials are made available for research and educational purposes. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine the copyright status of materials in the Vassar College Digital Library.
Additional Media
"The Mark of the Renaissance Printer" blog post by Katherine Durr, 2013 Vassar Ford Scholar: https://library.vassar.edu/blog/The-Mark-of-the-Renaissance-Printer