Andrija Paltašić also known as Andrija Paltašić-Kotoranin (; 1440–1500) was a Venetian printer and publisher who was active from 1476 to 1492. He was born in

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and was part of the Paltašić noble family. He moved to Venice in the 1470s where he became one of the first printers. He died in Venice in ca. 1500. Paltašić is the first known South Slavic printer.

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He was born in

, in the Albania Veneta (today's

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) of the

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, into an old Kotoran noble family, as son of Jakov Paltašić, and grandson of Radelja Paltašić. In 1470 another member of his family, Miloje Paltašić, also moved to Venice.

Work

He printed books at Venice between 1476 and 1492. Along with him, Dobrić Dobričević from Lastovo also began working; the two published the works of Lactantius in 1479. Hieromonk Makarije learned printing skills from Paltašić. Paltašić died in Venice. Paltašić is known to have printed the famous Greek and Roman works (by

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, Sextus Propertius,

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and others) as well as the works of

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writers,

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and

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. On top of this he also printed books concerning religion, such as the Bible in Italian. Paltašić's works currently remain all over Europe. In Southeastern Europe, there remain 41 of his works, out of which 38 are kept in

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, with three in

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Hrv. znanstvena bibliografija
Paltašić, Dobrićević Bilješke uz najstarije hrvatsko glazbeno tiskarstvo (in Croatian)
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Paltašić, Dobrićević bilješke uz najstarije hrvatsko glazbeno tiskarstvo (in Croatian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Paltasic, Andrija Republic of Venice printers Venetian period in the history of Montenegro People from Kotor 1440s births 1500 deaths 15th-century translators 15th-century printers Venetian Slavs

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