Main (Thompson) Library location: Second Floor - Southeast wing. Brothers Leonhard (c.14-- – 1518) and Lukas Alantsee (c.14-- – c.1521) originated in Augsburg, and later moved to Vienna, where they became known as the first printers in the city in 1498. Shortly after, they became involved in editing and publishing books and establishing themselves as publishers in 1505. While based in Vienna, they employed printers in several regions, including the cities of Hagenau, Strasbourg, Basel, and Venice. Over the next two decades, the brothers formed business relationships with prominent printers including Adam Petri, Matthias Schürer, Thomas Anshelm, and Johann Stuchs. Their sphere of publication primarily centered on liturgical and theological texts, but extended to a number of classical works as well. Following the death of Leonardus in 1518 and of Lucas in 1521, Urban Alantsee, son of Lukas, assumed responsibility of their publishing house. For their publishing mark, the brothers Alantsee constructed the monogram L.A. surmounted by a cross. The full devices found in the colophons of their publications show the monogram on a shield, suspended from an oak tree and presented by rearing griffins. In the margins is a motif of children climbing floral lattices; it is possible that the brothers extracted this pattern directly from the work of printer Renatus Beck.