Coresi
Romanian artist

Coresi

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Romanian artist
A.K.A.
Diaconul Coresi
Gender:
Male
Places:
Romania
Is:
Typographer
Work field:
ArtsCreativity
Birth:
1500(Cucuteni, Romania)
Death:
1583(Brașov, Romania)
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Introduction

Statue of Coresi, next to St. Nicholas Church, Brașov

Coresi (also known as Diaconul Coresi) (d. 1583, Brașov) was a Romanian printer of the sixteenth century. He was the editor of some of the earliest printed books in the Romanian language.

Biography

Coresi first became active at Târgovişte, but then moved to Braşov, where he started printing books not only in Church Slavonic, but also in Romanian. He first learned the art of printing from Dimitrije Ljubavić, who was himself working for the Metropolitanate of Wallachia.

List of books printed by Coresi

  • Tetraevanghelul (1561)
  • Întrebare creştinească (Catehismul) (1561–1562)
  • Liturghierul (1570)
  • Psaltirea (1570)