Joseph Athias
Joseph Athias (c. 1635 – 12 May 1700) was a merchant, bookprinter and the publisher of a famous Hebrew Bible which was approved by States-General of the Dutch Republic and both Jewish and Christian theologians.
Life
Joseph was born in
Though carefully printed, they contain a number of mistakes in the vowel points and the accents. But as they were based on the earlier editions compared with the best manuscripts, they were the foundation of all the subsequent editions. The copious marginal notes in Latin added by
Athias was not allowed to sell books, just like Menasseh Ben Israel in 1640. In 1672 when the Dutch were in war with three countries, Athias had an enormous debt and 11,000 unsold English Bibles and 10,000 Hebrew children en prayerbooks stored in a warehouse, behind the Zuiderkerk.[11] From 1673 he received a privilege to print more English Bibles, which seem to have been smuggled out of the country.[12] He cooperated with Susanne Veselaer, the widow of the bookseller Jan Jacobsz. Schipper, and published works in Spanish and Portuguese. He experimented with textile printing and they employed 25 (journey)men.[13] By using stereotypes he was able to publish very quickly, 250 bibles in four hours, but had to invest in metallic movable types?[11] It seems he printed thin from cast metal plates, rather than directly from movable types.[14] (In 1678 he buried his wife at Beth Haim of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel.)
It is likely Athias had to use a reseller to distribute his stock; one of them was Joseph
In 1695 he went bankrupt and hide himself for several months because of debts.
The Athias published 450 works,
Notes
References
- ^ 300 JAAR HANDEL IN SUIKER 1605-1905 door H.W.G. van Blokland-Visser
- ^ Hebrew Typography in the Northern Netherlands, 1585-1815 ..., Volume 2 By Lajb Fuks, R. G. Fuks-Mansfeld p. 286
- ^ SAMUEL, EDGAR. "Manuel Levy Duarte (1631-1714): An Amsterdam Merchant Jeweller and His Trade With London." Transactions & Miscellanies (Jewish Historical Society of England) 27 (1978): 11-31. Accessed August 22, 2020. http://www.jstor.org/stable/29778893.
- ^ Kayserling, "Sephardim," p. 263; Grätz, "Gesch. der Juden," x. 270
- ^ Chisholm 1911.
- ^ "1661: Athiasbijbel | Joodse Canon".
- ^ Biblia Sacra Hebræa. UvA, Allard Pierson in beeld
- ^ a b http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/2085-athias[bare URL]
- ^ a b Like a Blind Man Judging Colors: Joseph Athias and Johannes Leusden Defend their 1667 Hebrew Bible by Theodor Dunkelgrün
- ^ a b Maas 1913.
- ^ a b Hebrew Typography in the Northern Netherlands, 1585-1815 ..., Volume 2 By Lajb Fuks, R. G. Fuks-Mansfeld p. 289
- ^ http://www.gahetna.nl/archievenoverzicht/pdf/NL-HaNA_3.20.08.ead.pdf[dead link]
- ^ Dutch Printing and Bookselling in the Golden Age by P.G. Hoefijzer (1990)
- ^ KEES GNIRREP (1997) Standing type or stereotype in the seventeenth century
- ^ The fabric of creativity in the Dutch Republic Painting and publishing as cultural industries, 1580-1800 by Clara Rasterhoff
- ^ a b M.M. Kleerkooper, De boekhandel te Amsterdam voornamelijk in de 17e eeuw, deel 1
- ^ De Amsterdamse boekhandel 1680-1725. Deel 5. De boekhandel van de Republiek 1572-1795(1978)–Isabella Henriëtte van Eeghen
- ^ De Amsterdamse boekhandel 1680-1725. Deel 4. Gegevens over de vervaardigers, hun internationale relaties en de uitgaven N-W, papierhandel, drukkerijen en boekverkopers in het algemeen (1967)–Isabella Henriëtte van Eeghen
- ^ Detail from John A. Lane
- ^ De Amsterdamse boekhandel 1680-1725. Deel 4. Gegevens over de vervaardigers, hun internationale relaties en de uitgaven N-W, papierhandel, drukkerijen en boekverkopers in het algemeen(1967)–Isabella Henriëtte van Eeghen
- ^ "Inventarissen".
- ^ Familiearchief Cambier. In: Nationaal Archief
- ^ "Het Athiaskastje".
- ^ The Athias cabinet by Adri Offenberg
- ^ "Athias, Joseph (1635?-1700)". Idref.fr. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
- ^ The First Mishneh Torah Printed in Amsterdam
- Attribution
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Maas, Anthony John (1913). "Joseph Athias". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
External links
- (in Dutch) Biography