Johann Samuel Heinsius
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Johann Samuel Heinsius was a German bookseller and publisher based in Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony. He is best known for the works he published in collaboration with Johann Heinrich Zedler.
Cover of the first volume of the General Treasure Chamber, published by Heinsius
Johann Heinrich Zedler
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Johann Heinrich Zedler was a bookseller and publisher. His most important achievement was the creation of a German encyclopedia, the Grosses Universal-Lexicon, the largest and most comprehensive Germa
Zedler's Universal-Lexicon is considered the most important German-language encyclopedia of the 18th Century. Contrary to the claim on the title page shown here, the first volume had already appeared at the Leipzig Michaelmas Fair of 1731.
Early works published by Zedler
Zedler's first major publishing project: The dear man of God, Martin Luther. Title page of the first volume, Leipzig 1729.
Zedler announced on 26 March 1730 his plan to print a large universal lexicon of all the sciences, seeking Praenumeration subscriptions.