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Jiří Melantrich Of Aventino
Jiří Melantrich of Aventino (; born ''Jiří Černý Rožďalovický''; c.1511 in Rožďalovice – November 19, 1580 in Prague) was an important Czech Renaissance printer and publisher. Melantrich lived in the 16th century, in a period considered one of the best for literature written in Czech until the 18th century. This fact made Melantrich one of the most important symbols of this language during the period of the Czech National Revival in the 19th century. The important Prague publishing company Melantrich, established in 1897, is named after him. Melantrich himself established a small printing workshop in Prague, which gradually became a company of European significance. The Melantrich's Bible, probably his most important book, was published five times between 1549 and 1577. Rudolfinská Praha, p. 170 He also published books about religion and morality for both Roman Catholic and Protestant readers. He published books of various genres, including the writings o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melantrich Erb Bar
Melantrich (, ) was a large Czech-language publishing house connected with the Czech National Social Party. Established in 1897, the publisher remained in existence until 1999. History In 1897 the Czech National Social Party (ČSNS; no relation to German Nazism, National Socialism) was founded after a split within the Social Democracy (Czech Republic), Czechoslavonic Social Democratic Workers' Party. The new party set up a publishing house called ('Printing press of the national socialist workers') on July 9, 1897. The party also started a daily newspaper, ('The Czech Democracy'), led by Václav Klofáč, without much success. In 1907 Jaroslav Šalda, a talented worker from the printing press, together with Klofáč started a new daily, ('The Czech Word'). The newspaper proved to be successful and in 1910 the publishing house bought the building of "Hvězda" ('The Star') on the Wenceslaus Square. The company adopted the name ''Melantrich'' after renaissance publisher Jiří ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
