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Mihai Iștvanovici
Mihai or Mihail Iștvanovici (Romanian Cyrillic alphabet, Cyrillic: Мiхаи Iщвановичь, ka, მიხაი იშტვანოვიჩი, tr, mikhai isht'vanovichi, ), also known as Ișvanovici, Iștanovici, Ștefanovici or Stepaneshvili (სტეფანეშვილი; ), was a Wallachian typographer, Letter cutting, letter cutter, typeface designer, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox clergyman and poet, mainly noted for his work in the Kingdom of Kartli (modern-day Georgia (country), Georgia). His early life is entirely obscure, but possibly tied to the Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711), Transylvanian Principality, and his surname has been read by some authors as indicative of a more or less distant Hungarians, Hungarian origin—though his presumed father was a Serb. His debut as a printer was registered at Snagov Monastery, outside the Wallachian capital of Bucharest, but in 1699 he was active at Alba Iulia in Transylvania. Sent there by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alba Iulia
Alba Iulia (; or ''Carlsburg'', formerly ''Weißenburg''; ; ) is a city that serves as the seat of Alba County in the west-central part of Romania. Located on the river Mureș (river), Mureș in the historical region of Transylvania, it has a population of 64,227 (). During ancient times, the site was the location of the Roman camp Apulum (castra), Apulum. Since the High Middle Ages, the city has been the seat of Transylvania's Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Alba Iulia, Roman Catholic diocese. Between 1526 and 1570 it was the capital of the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom from which the Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711), Principality of Transylvania emerged by the Treaty of Speyer (1570), Treaty of Speyer in 1570 and it was the capital of the Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711), Principality of Transylvania until 1711. At one point it also was a center of the Eastern Orthodox Metropolitan of Transylvania with Suffragan diocese, suffragan to Vad, Cluj, Vad diocese.Maks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
