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The story describes the tumultuous life of Moses Froben, "who could make ladies swoon with a mere wave of his hand, who could bring an audience to tears with his voice."
Richard Harvell's novel about 18th-century opera, "The Bells" Nancy Robertson 2010
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The story describes the tumultuous life of Moses Froben, "who could make ladies swoon with a mere wave of his hand, who could bring an audience to tears with his voice."
Richard Harvell's novel about 18th-century opera, "The Bells" Nancy Robertson 2010
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In the preceding year, Froben had brought out a new edition of the Adages that added yet more proverbs to the
Desiderius Erasmus Nauert, Charles 2008
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Freiburg had no local publishers comparable to Froben.
Desiderius Erasmus Nauert, Charles 2008
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Dear God! His will of 1536 did not mandate use of his property (rather considerable in his final years) to fund a full edition of all his works, as his first will of 1527 had done; but Bonifacius Amerbach, whom both wills appointed administrator of his estate, arranged for the Froben firm to publish his collected writings, Opera omnia, which appeared in a set of nine volumes in 1540.
Desiderius Erasmus Nauert, Charles 2008
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Froben was not only an excellent printer but also a shrewd businessman.
Desiderius Erasmus Nauert, Charles 2008
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In later years, after Amorach's death, the marked advance in the outcome of the firm as regards type and paper and title-pages and designs may be attributed to Froben, who was man of business enough to realize the importance of getting good men to serve him--Erasmus to edit books, Gerbell and Oecolampadius to correct the proofs, Graf and Holbein to provide the ornaments.to the pulpish
Archive 2008-05-01 Lemon Hound 2008
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After completing arrangements with Froben for his several impending publications, Erasmus made a brief trip to England in March 1515 and then proceeded to the Netherlands., where he visited Louvain and then stayed close to the ducal court, fishing for patrons.
Desiderius Erasmus Nauert, Charles 2008
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In later years, after Amorach's death, the marked advance in the outcome of the firm as regards type and paper and title-pages and designs may be attributed to Froben, who was man of business enough to realize the importance of getting good men to serve him--Erasmus to edit books, Gerbell and Oecolampadius to correct the proofs, Graf and Holbein to provide the ornaments.to the pulpish
How to Edit, Chains, Flatland Lemon Hound 2008
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Sometime between his first meeting with Froben in August 1514 and the publication of his New Testament in February 1516, the scope of the project was immensely widened.
Desiderius Erasmus Nauert, Charles 2008
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