Lucas Jennis
Illustration — Title page of Musaeum Hermeticum, published by Jennis in 1625. Lucas Jennis (1590–1630) was a German engraver. He was the leading publisher of alchemical works of his time.
Lucas Jennis
Deutsche Fotothek · Public domain
- Born
- 1590 · Frankfurt.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- engraver · publisher · printer
- Languages
- German
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Life
Life
Jennis was born to Lucas Jennis the Elder in Frankfurt. His father was a wealthy goldsmith, jeweller, and engraver who had fled persecution in Brussels. Jennis’ father died in 1606. A year later, Johann Israel de Bry (1565–1609) married Jennis’ widowed mother. Jennis was now a member of the de Bry family, who were famous for their engraving work. Johann Theodor de Bry (1561–1623) was his step uncle.
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Lucas Jennis (born 30 May 1590) is recorded as a publisher, printer and copperplate engraver. The birth of Lucas Jennis is recorded on 30 May 1590 in Frankfurt am Main.
Works
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Jennis’ publishing career began around 1616. He operated in Oppenheim and Frankfurt. In that time he published the alchemical works of Michael Maier, Johann Daniel Mylius, Daniel Stolz von Stolzenberg, Thomas Norton and many others. His work was an influential aspect of seventeenth century alchemy, which saw the printing of an unprecedented number of alchemical texts. His copperplate engravings were used in the production of Hermetic emblems, used to convey the symbolic ideas in alchemy pictorially.
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Place of activity recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek: Frankfurt am Main.
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Life and career
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1590
Lucas Jennis born at Frankfurt.
1630
Lucas Jennis died.
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- 1.Taufdatum
- 2.Walther Karl Zülch: Frankfurter Künstler, 1223-1700. 1967, S. 390 und 613.
- 3.siehe Weblink Höpel & Kuder: Mundus symbolicus
- 4.siehe Weblink Mödersheim: Domini Doctrina Coronat
- 5.Artikel in englischsprachiger Wikipedia
- 6.siehe Literatur Josef Benzing: Der Buchdruck zu Oppenheim
- 7.siehe Weblink Lucas Jennis, kurze Betrachtung seines Werks
- 8.Wasserstein der Weisen. Neuauflage von 1760.
- 9.zur Namensidentität siehe hier bei Friedrich Seck: Zum 400. Geburtstag von Wilhelm Schickard
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