Nach der Übernahme von Gutenbergs Mainzer Druckereiwerkstatt durch seinen Geschäftspartner Johannes Fust und dessen Gehilfen Peter Schöffer entwickelte sich auch die Druck- und Verfahrenstechnik weiter. Insbesondere Peter Schöffer, der nach der Heirat mit Fusts Tochter Christine zu dessen Schwiegersohn und Partner wurde und die Mainzer Druckwerkstatt nach Fusts Tod 1466 übernahm, zeichnete sich durch die Verfeinerung der typografischen Zierelemente, die Kunstfertigkeit des Metallschnitts und einen verbesserten Rotdruck aus, mit der sich Schöffer von den Arbeiten der Rubrikatoren und Illuminatoren völlig lösen konnte.
On October 2, 1608, German-Dutch lensmaker Hans Lippershey applied to the States-General of the Netherlands for a patent for his instrument "for seeing things far away as if they were nearby".
On March 31, 1596, French philosopher, mathematician, and writer René Descartes was born. The Cartesian coordinate system is named after him, allowing reference to a point in space as a set of numbers, and allowing algebraic equations to be expressed as geometric shapes in a two-dimensional coordinate system. He is credited as the father of analytical geometry, the bridge between algebra and geometry, crucial to the discovery of infinitesimal calculus and analysis. Descartes was also one of the key figures in the Scientific Revolution and has been described as an example of genius. He has been dubbed the 'Father of Modern Philosophy'. His Meditations on First Philosophy continues to be a standard text at most university philosophy departments.
On November 11, 1493, Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, aka Paracelsus, famous Renaissance physician, botanist, alchemist, astrologer, and general occultist was born.
On January 7, 1610, physicist and astronomer Galileo Galilei turned his new telescope to the nocturnal sky to watch the planet Jupiter and discovered the eponymous four moons of Jupiter, Io, Europa, Ganimede, and Callisto.
On December 24, 1524, Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira, passed away. He was one of the most successful explorers in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India.
On March 26, 1516, Swiss naturalist and bibliographer Conrad Gessner was born. His five-volume Historiae animalium (1551–1558) is considered the beginning of modern zoology, and the flowering plant genus Gesneria is named after him. He is considered as one of the most important natural scientists of Switzerland and was sometimes referred to as the 'German Pliny'.
On June 3, 1539, Spanish conquistador and explorer Hernan de Soto, with all the dignitaries and necessary paraphernalia, took formal possession of La Florida, where he landed nine ships with more than 620 men and 220 horses. De Soto's expedition was the first European expedition leading deep into the territory of the modern-day United States, searching for gold, silver and also a passage to China. Moreover, he also was the first European documented to have crossed the Mississippi River.
Johannes Agnolis Abschiedsvorlesung WS 89/90 FU-Berlin: Er zeigt „was es heißt, den Antagonismus gegen Herrschaft und Ausbeutung zu praktizieren und ihn zugleich zu denken.“ -- Der Link zum Kapitel 14 stimmt nicht!
(Probably) on September 29, 1547, famous Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright Miguel de Cervantes was born. His magnum opus, Don Quixote, is considered to be the first modern European novel, a classic of Western literature, and is regarded amongst the best works of fiction ever written.
On September 22, 1593, Swiss-born German master engraver and publisher Matthäus Merian der Ältere was born. He is best known for his 21-volume set of the Topographia Germaniae, which includes numerous town plans and views, as well as maps of most countries and a World Map.
L. Labé. Femmes de Lettres Secession, Zürich, (2019)Aus dem Mittelfranzösischen übersetzt von Monika Fahrenbach-Wachendorff. Mit einem Nachwort von Elisabeth Schulze-Witzenrath.
L. Korrick. Kapitel Improvisation in the visual arts, Seite 289-317. Western Michigan University, Medieval Institute Publications, Kalamazoo, Mich., USA, (2003)331 S. : Ill., Notenbeisp. ; 24 cm
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T. McGee (Hrsg.) Western Michigan University, Medieval Institute Publications, Kalamazoo, Mich., USA, (2003)331 Seiten, Mit Illustrationen und Notenbeispielen;
ISBN 1-58044-044-4. - ISBN 1-58044-045-2;
Enthalten: Korrick, Leslie: Improvisation in the visual arts. – p. 289-317.