When the books say a maker was born, died or at work.
A maker is counted in every century a printed year falls in. A maker known only from a directory is counted in the directory's year.
310 makers have printed years in or across this span. The words are the book's.
- Cellini, Giovanni
Florence · b. about 1460, d. 1527
- Maler, Sigismondo
Bologna · 1460 to 1526
- Dalla Corna, Giovan Giacomo
Brescia · b. about 1484, d. after 1548
- Dardelli, Fra Pietro
Mantua · 1497 to 1500
- Dardelli, Pietro
Mantua · 1497 to 1500
- Schuster, Bartelmo
Augsburg · 1499 to 1516
- Andreas, Johannes
Verona · 1500 to 1515
- Carcanius
Cremona · 1500
- Cellini, Gio
Florence · 1500 to 1528
- Dardelli, P.
Mantua · 1500
- Gusnasco, Lorenzo
Pavia · 1500
- Karest, Josse (Goswin)
Antwerp · b. before 1500, d. after 1558
- Maler, Laux
No town printed · 1500
- Maler, Laux (Lucas)
Bologna · 1500 to 1528
- Segizo, Girolamo Maria
Modena · b. 1503, d. 1553
- Hellebaut, Jean I.
No town printed · 1504
- Gerle, Hanns
Nuremberg · b. about 1505, d. 1599
- Pasio, L.
No town printed · 1506
- Pasio, Lodovico
Modena · 1506
- Bontemps, Nic
No town printed · 1507
- Lancilotti, Jac
No town printed · 1507
- Constantini, Nicolaus Franciscus
No town printed · 1508
- Gelmini, Geminiano
Ferrara · 1508
- Root, E. T. & Son
Chicago · d. 1509
- Zanura, Pietro
Brescia · 1509
- Zanure, P.
Brescia · 1509
- Zanure, Pietro
Brescia · 1509
- Duifffoprugcar, G.
Lyon · 1510 to 1540
- Garter, Michel
Salzburg · 1510
- Garter, Veit
Salzburg · 1510
- Andreæ, Johannes
Verona · 1511
- Rodilli, Luigi
Nancy · 1511
- Scotto
No town printed · 1511
- Duiffoprugcar, Gaspar
Tiefenbrugg · b. about 1514, d. about 1570
- Sigismondo, Mastro
Venice · 1514
- Tieffenbrucker, Caspar
Lyon · b. 1514
- Tieffenbrucker, Gasp
No town printed · b. 1514, d. 1570
- Bontemps, Nicolas
Lyon · towards 1515
- Duiffoprugcar, Gaspard
Bologna · 1515
- Maria, Joannes
No town printed · 1515
- Unverdorben, Marx (Max)
Venice · 1515
- Raynaldi, A.
No town printed · 1517
- Raynaldi, Ant
No town printed · 1517
- Raynaldi, Antonio
Langres · 1517
- Amati, Andreas
Cremona · b. 1520, d. 1580
- Linarolli, V.
Venice · 1520
- Linarolli, Venturo
Venice · 1520
- Linelli
Venice · about 1520
- Michelis
No town printed · 1520 to 1603
- Michelis, Pelegrino (or Peregrino) di Zanetto
No town printed · b. 1520
- Michelis, Peregr
No town printed · b. about 1520, d. after 1603
- Michelis, Peregrino (Pelegrino) di Zanetto
Brescia · b. about 1520
- Müller, Conrad
Nuremberg · 1520
- Müller, Konrad
Nuremberg · 1520
- Virchi, Benedetto
Brescia · b. 1520
- Tiefenbrucker, Ulrich (Uldrich)
Venice · 1521
- Tieffenbrucker, Ulrich (Uldrich)
Bologna · 1521
- Baffo, Antonio (Joannes Antonius)
Venice · 1523
- Delanoue, Mathieu
No town printed · 1523
- Frey
No town printed · d. 1523
- Frey, Hans
Nuremberg · d. 1523
- Virchi, Girolamo
No town printed · b. 1523
- Barttner, Michael
Salzburg · 1524
- Oneda
No town printed · b. 1525, d. about 1563
- Oneda, G. B. d'
No town printed · 1525
- Porgt, Ludwig
Regensburg · 1525
- Maler, Sigismond
No town printed · 1526
- Cellini, Giov
No town printed · d. 1528
- Oneda, Gio
No town printed · b. 1529
- Antegnati, G. (merged into Antegnati, Giov)
No town printed · 1530
- Antegnati, Giov
Brescia · 1530 to 1535
- Corna, Dalla
Brescia · about 1530
- Doneda, Giovan Battista
Brescia · b. about 1530, d. 1610
- Hume, Richard
Edinburgh · about 1530 to 1535
- Montichiario, Zanetto (Gianetto)
Brescia · 1530
- Montichiaro, Zanetto (Gianetto)
Brescia · 1530
- Kopcke, Andreas
Lübeck · 1531
- Antagnati, Gian.-Francesco
Brescia · about 1533
- Flac, Philipp
Lyon · b. about 1533
- Gerle, Johann
Nuremberg · 1533
- Montechiari, Giovanni
No town printed · before 1533
- Hume
No town printed · 1535
- Hume, R.
Edinburgh · 1535
- Hume, Richard
Edinburgh · 1535
- Santo
Venice · 1536
- Alessandro
No town printed · 1540
- Busseto, Giammaria del
Cremona · about 1540 to 1580
- Busseto, Giovanni M.
Cremona · 1540 to 1580
- Heyden, Hans der Aelt
Nuremberg · b. about 1540, d. 1613
- Heyden, Hans der Ältere
Nuremberg · b. about 1540, d. 1613
- Jaspers, Jan
Antwerp · b. about 1540
- Meusidler, Jean
Nuremberg · 1540 to 1550
- Possen, Lauxmin
No town printed · about 1540
- Bertoletti, Gasparo
No town printed · 1542 to 1609
- Bertolotti, Gasparo
Brescia · b. 1542, d. 1609
- Neeren, Albert van
Antwerp · 1542
- Vornenbergh, Pet
No town printed · 1542
- Vornenbergh, Peter
Antwerp · 1542
- Rodiani, Giovita
Bologna · b. about 1545, d. after 1624
- Médard, Sébast
No town printed · b. 1546, d. 1636
- Zanetto, P.
Brescia · 1547
- Zannetto, Pellegrino
Brescia · 1547
- Calabri, Pier Vittorio di
Ferrara · 1549
- Linder, Hans
Augsburg · b. about 1549, d. after 1615
- Amati, Antonius
Cremona · 1550 to 1635
- Amati, Nicolas
Cremona · 1550 to 1635
- Blommesteyn, Christoffel
Antwerp · 1550
- Felden, M.
Vienna · about 1550
- Gerle, J.
Nuremberg · 1550
- Gerle, Jean
Nuremberg · 1550
- Greiff, Magnus
Füssen · 1550
- Lejeune, Benoît
Lyon · towards 1550
- Mensiedler, J.
Nuremberg · 1550
- Meusidler, Johann
Nuremberg · about 1550
- Mffman, Johann
Nuremberg · about 1550
- Morella, M.
Mantua · 1550
- Morella, Morgato
Mantua · 1550
- Morella, Morglato
Mantua · about 1550
- Naldi, Antonio
Florence · 1550
- Peregrino, Giannetto
Brescia · about 1550
- Posch, Laux
Schongau · 1550
- Possen, L.
No town printed · about 1550 to 1570
- Possen, Lauscrim
No town printed · 1550
- Possen, Laux (merged into Possen, L.)
No town printed · about 1550 to 1570
- Salo, Gaspard di
No town printed · worked 1550 to 1612
- Schachinger, Hans
Munich · 1551
- Moyns, Simon
Antwerp · 1552
- Virchi, Giovanni Paolo
Brescia · b. 1552
- Tiefenbrucker, Duifffoprugcar
Lyon · 1553
- Tieffenbrucker, Duifffoprugcar
Lyon · 1553
- Amati, Antonio
Cremona · b. between 1555 and 1560, d. after 1640
- Faure, Touss
No town printed · 1555
- Rückers, Jan (Hans)
Antwerp · b. about 1555, d. 1641
- Faber, Wolf (Wolfgang)
Munich · 1556
- Feldlen, M.
Vienna · 1556
- Feldlen, Magnus
Vienna · 1556
- Rauwolf, Sixt
No town printed · b. about 1556, d. after 1619
- Rauwolf, Sixtus
Augsburg · b. about 1556, d. after 1619
- Lejeune, Benoît
Lyon · 1557
- Lejeune, Benoît
Lyon · 1557
- Sumerauer, Hans
Salzburg · 1557
- Tieffenbrucker, Magnus
Venice · 1557 to 1621
- Biest, Martin van der
Antwerp · 1558
- Blommesteyn, Martin
Antwerp · 1558
- Diericxen, Jan
Antwerp · 1558
- Peborg, Hans van
Antwerp · 1558
- Schniep, Ulrich
Munich · 1558
- Theeuwes, Jacob
Antwerp · 1558
- Theeuwes, Jakob
Antwerp · 1558
- Theeuwes, Lodewyck
Antwerp · 1558
- Theeuwes, Ludwig
Antwerp · 1558
- Lupo, Pietro
No town printed · 1559
- Aldred
London · 1560
- Bertoletti, Antonio
Brescia · about 1560 to 1614
- Faber, Wolfgang
Munich · 1560
- Gompaerts, Willem
Antwerp · 1560
- Hieber, Giov
No town printed · 1560
- Hieber, Giovanni
Venice · 1560
- Ross, John
London · 1560 to 1600
- Salo, Gaspar di
No town printed · from 1560 to 1610
- Virchi, Gio
No town printed · b. about 1560
- Virchi, Giov
No town printed · 1560
- Bossart, Rud
No town printed · b. 1561
- Bossart, Rudolf
Augsburg · b. about 1561
- Leest, Willem
Antwerp · 1561
- Duiffoproucard, Gaspard
Lyon · about 1562
- Hellmer, Magnus (Mang) I.
Füssen · 1562
- Ross, J.
London · 1562 to 1598
- Ross, John Bridewell
London · about 1562
- Rosse, John
London · about 1562
- Roß, John (merged into Ross, John)
No town printed · 1562
- Capellus, Antonius
No town printed · 1563
- Vogel, Hanns
Nuremberg · 1563
- Bertolotti, Francesco II.
Brescia · b. 1565
- Grappello, Giovanni Marco
Ferrara · 1566
- Bonoris, Cesare
Mantua · 1568 to 1658
- Fontana, Giovanni
Ferrara · 1568
- Helmer, Jeh
No town printed · 1568
- Helmer, Jehan
Lyon · 1568
- Mariani, A.
Pesaro · 1568 to 1646
- Mariani, Antonio
No town printed · 1568 to 1620
- Schnebele, Jacob
Landshut · 1568
- Schnebele, Jak
No town printed · 1568
- Vinatte, André
Lyon · 1568 to 1570
- Legnamaro, Pietro
Mantua · d. 1569
- Lignamaro, P.
No town printed · d. 1569
- Pranger, Melchior
Leipzig · 1569
- Dominicus, Joann
No town printed · 1570
- Dominicus, Joannes
Rome · 1570
- Flac, Philippe
Lyon · about 1570
- Gerle, Hans
Nuremberg · d. 1570
- Helmer, Jean
Lyon · 1570
- Kohl, Jean
No town printed · about 1570
- Mariani, Antonio
Pesaro · about 1570 to 1620
- Merkle, Bartholomäus
Prague · 1571
- Lacher, Konrad
Ulm · 1572
- Tieffenbrucker, Wendelin
Padua · 1572
- Huguier, Quentin
Rouen · 1573
- Kretzschmar, Georg
Dresden · 1574
- Benti, Matteo
No town printed · 1575 to 1620