BEUF, BERNARD (French). Mint-master at Angers, 1346.
Source: Biographical dictionary of medallists; coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, ancient and modern, with references to their works B.C. 500-A.D. 1900; compiled by L. Forrer, London 1904
Source: Biographical dictionary of medallists; coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, ancient and modern, with references to their works B.C. 500-A.D. 1900; compiled by L. Forrer, London 1904
Mint master:
In medieval and early modern Germany, the Münzmeister ("mint master", the Latin term is monetarius) was the director or administrator of a mint, a moneyer with responsibility for the minting of coins, or specie. His duties were defined differently at different locations and ages.
BEGEER, CAREL JOSEPH
BEGEER, CAREL JOSEPH (Dutch). Medallist of Utrecht who founded the present Royal Factory of Silver works of that name. He was a pupil of Johan Philip Menger, and worked for the Utrecht Mint. The present Chief partner in the firm is A. Begeer, who either engraves his own designs or interprets the models supplied by the sculptors Wienecke, Baars, and Bart van Hove. A large number of medals have been issued by this Die-sinking Establishment; I shall content myself in enumerating only some of the l...
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BEGEER, CAREL JOSEPH (Dutch). Medallist of Utrecht who founded the present Royal Factory of Silver works of that name. He was a pupil of Johan Philip Menger, and worked for the Utrecht Mint. The present Chief partner in the firm is A. Begeer, who either engraves his own designs or interprets the models supplied by the sculptors Wienecke, Baars, and Bart van Hove. A large number of medals have been issued by this Die-sinking Establishment; I shall content myself in enumerating only some of the l...
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BEHAM
BEHAM or BEHEIM, BERNHARD (Germ.). Son of the last, and his successor as Mint-master at Hall, 1507-1519. He later on filled the same post at Kremnitz, where he died in 1547. The following medals were presumably cut by him : Emperor Frederick III., 1513 (2 var.) on the translation of his body to the mausoleum of St. Stephansdom; — King Louis II. of Hungary 1525 (?); showing him on horseback ; and another representing the latter's death at the Battle of Mohacz, 1515 : Busts of Louis II. and Maria....
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BEHAM or BEHEIM, BERNHARD (Germ.). Son of the last, and his successor as Mint-master at Hall, 1507-1519. He later on filled the same post at Kremnitz, where he died in 1547. The following medals were presumably cut by him : Emperor Frederick III., 1513 (2 var.) on the translation of his body to the mausoleum of St. Stephansdom; — King Louis II. of Hungary 1525 (?); showing him on horseback ; and another representing the latter's death at the Battle of Mohacz, 1515 : Busts of Louis II. and Maria....
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BEHAM, BERNHARDT
BEHAM, BERNHARDT (Germ.), 1435-1507. Born at Nuremberg. Mint-master at Hall in Tyrol. There is a medal of Archduke Sigismund of Tyrol, undated, which is supposed to be the work of this artist. It is the oldest German medal known, and was probably a trial piece for the first Guldengroschen (later thalers) issued at Hall. He opened the way in Germany for the Italian school of the Renaissance, and largely contributed to the reform of the coinage of his country, which during his time took such an ar...
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BEHAM, BERNHARDT (Germ.), 1435-1507. Born at Nuremberg. Mint-master at Hall in Tyrol. There is a medal of Archduke Sigismund of Tyrol, undated, which is supposed to be the work of this artist. It is the oldest German medal known, and was probably a trial piece for the first Guldengroschen (later thalers) issued at Hall. He opened the way in Germany for the Italian school of the Renaissance, and largely contributed to the reform of the coinage of his country, which during his time took such an ar...
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BÉCHOT, MARC
BÉCHOT, MARC (French), 1520-1557. Pupil of Matteo del Nassaro of Verona, a Medallist in the employ of Francis I. From 1547 till his death, Bechot occupied the post of Engraver-general to the Mints of France. A counter of Francis II., as King of Scotland, 1559, engraved by this artist, mentioned as being rare, finds its place in English collections; other jetons are by him, as those of the Cour des Monnaies, 1552, and of Guillaume Bailly. The Ecus and Testons of 1549 and 1550 with crowned bust of...
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BÉCHOT, MARC (French), 1520-1557. Pupil of Matteo del Nassaro of Verona, a Medallist in the employ of Francis I. From 1547 till his death, Bechot occupied the post of Engraver-general to the Mints of France. A counter of Francis II., as King of Scotland, 1559, engraved by this artist, mentioned as being rare, finds its place in English collections; other jetons are by him, as those of the Cour des Monnaies, 1552, and of Guillaume Bailly. The Ecus and Testons of 1549 and 1550 with crowned bust of...
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