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Arnold Pannartz and Konrad Sweynheim

German printers active in Italy, 1400s, sometime partners

Arnold Pannartz and Conrad Sweynheym were two printers of the 15th century, associated with Johannes Gutenberg and the use of his invention, the mechanical movable-type printing press.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Photo: Arnold Pannartz and Konrad Sweynheim, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Arnold Pannartz and Conrad Sweynheym were two printers of the 15th century, associated with Johannes Gutenberg and the use of his invention, the mechanical movable-type printing press.2

The story

Arnold Pannartz was, perhaps, a native of Prague, and Conrad Sweynheym of Eltville near Mainz. Gottfried Zedler believed (Gutenberg-Forschungen, 1901) that Sweynheym worked at Eltville with Johannes Gutenberg in 1461–1464. Whether Pannartz had been connected with Sweynheym in Germany is not known. It is certain that the two brought Gutenberg's invention, the mechanical movable-type printing press, to Italy. Pannartz died about 1476, Sweynheym in 1477.

From Wikipedia’s article on Arnold Pannartz and Konrad Sweynheim, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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