Leonardus Achates de Basilea, born Leonhard Agtstein in
Basel, was a
compositor who worked from 1472 to 1491. He is one of the first to introduce the art of printing books in
Italy.
In 1472 he published a
folio edition of
Virgil in
Venice. In the same year, he appears in
Vicenza where he seems to have lived most of the time. In the meantime however, editions appeared in
Padua and St. Ursus[citation needed].
Publications
Achates printed books on various subjects, including
agriculture,
grammar, juristic and theological works. Two of his works are suspected reprints.
Franciscus de Platea: Opus restitutionum, usurarum, excommunicationum, Padua, 1473 (not after 28 July)
Omnibonus Leonicenus: De laudibus eloquentiae and Commentum in Ciceronis Oratorem, Vicenza, 22 December 1476, folio