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Blaž Baromić (before 1450 in
He founded the Senj printing press the following year. On August 7, 1494, he completed the first work of the printing house, a
Baromić, Blaž , Hrvatska enciklopedija
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baromic, Blaz 15th-century Croatian people 16th-century Croatian people Croatian printers Printers of incunabula Croatian typographers and type designers Year of birth uncertain
Vrbnik
Vrbnik ( it, Verbenico, german: Vörbnick) is a village and a municipality on the east coast of the island of Krk. The village is perched on a limestone outcropping 50 m above the Adriatic Sea.
Vrbnik is naturally separated from mainland Croatia ...
– after 1505 in Senj
Senj (; it, Segna, la, Senia, Hungarian language, Hungarian and german: Zengg) is a town on the upper Adriatic coast in Croatia, in the foothills of the Mala Kapela and Velebit mountains.
The symbol of the town is the Nehaj Fortress ( hr, Tvr ...
) was a Croatian printer
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, calligrapher
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, founder of the Senj
Senj (; it, Segna, la, Senia, Hungarian language, Hungarian and german: Zengg) is a town on the upper Adriatic coast in Croatia, in the foothills of the Mala Kapela and Velebit mountains.
The symbol of the town is the Nehaj Fortress ( hr, Tvr ...
printing press in 1494, the second oldest Croatian printing press. He is also known for his special typographic
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set known as ''Baromić technique of refracted ligature
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s'', unique among incunabula
In the history of printing, an incunable or incunabulum (plural incunables or incunabula, respectively), is a book, pamphlet, or broadside that was printed in the earliest stages of printing in Europe, up to the year 1500. Incunabula were pro ...
s.
Biography
The exact date and place of birth is unknown, but he is assumed to have been born in Vrbnik on the island ofKrk
Krk (; it, Veglia; ruo, Krk; dlm, label= Vegliot Dalmatian, Vikla; la, Curicta; grc-gre, Κύρικον, Kyrikon) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of Primorje-Gorski Kota ...
. His first notable work is the Mavro breviary
A breviary (Latin: ''breviarium'') is a liturgical book used in Christianity for praying the canonical hours, usually recited at seven fixed prayer times.
Historically, different breviaries were used in the various parts of Christendom, such a ...
from 1460, which he wrote and illuminated.
Shortly after, he became acquainted with the printing technology, for which he sought financial support in Senj. He then traveled to Venice
Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...
where he learned the printing process and acquired all the printing tools needed. In 1493, he also printed his first breviary, under the guidance of Andrea Torresani.
He founded the Senj printing press the following year. On August 7, 1494, he completed the first work of the printing house, a glagolithic
The Glagolitic script (, , ''glagolitsa'') is the oldest known Slavic alphabet. It is generally agreed to have been created in the 9th century by Saint Cyril, a monk from Thessalonica. He and his brother Saint Methodius were sent by the Byzan ...
missal
A missal is a liturgical book containing instructions and texts necessary for the celebration of Mass throughout the liturgical year. Versions differ across liturgical tradition, period, and purpose, with some missals intended to enable a pries ...
, the second edition of the Missale Romanum.
See also
*List of Glagolitic books This is an incomplete list of books published in the Glagolitic script. For handwritten works see List of Glagolitic manuscripts. For inscriptions see List of Glagolitic inscriptions.
List
See also
* List of Glagolitic inscriptions
* List ...
* List of Glagolitic manuscripts
This is an incomplete list of manuscripts written in the Glagolitic script. For printed works see List of Glagolitic books. For inscriptions see List of Glagolitic inscriptions.
Manuscripts
See also
* List of Glagolitic books
References
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Footnotes
External links
Baromić, Blaž , Hrvatska enciklopedija
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baromic, Blaz 15th-century Croatian people 16th-century Croatian people Croatian printers Printers of incunabula Croatian typographers and type designers Year of birth uncertain