Halldór Ásmundsson
Halldór Ásmundsson (c. 1600 – 1667/1668) was a 17th-century Icelandic printer, responsible for the only printing press in Iceland from 1634 to 1666.
On 16 June 1644, Halldór completed the printing of the second translation of
The Bible in Icelandic, known as Þorláksbiblía as it was prepared under the direction of Bishop Þorlákur Skúlason.[1][4][5]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8247-2023-0.
- ^ Haukur Már Haraldsson. "Upphaf prentunar á Íslandi" [Beginning of printing in Iceland] (in Icelandic). Reykjavík: Prentsögusetur. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ a b Halldór Hermannsson (1922). Icelandic Books of the Seventeenth Century, 1601-1700. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Library. p. xii. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ G.M. (October 1984). "Hóla-biblíurnar gömlu" [The Old Hóla Bilbe]. Prentarinn (in Icelandic). 4 (4): 18. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Eftir Hjálmar Jónsson (12 December 2006). "Þorláksbiblía frá 1664 og kort keypt á uppboði" [Þorlák's Bible from 1664 and map purchased at auction]. Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
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