Halldór Ásmundsson Explained

Halldór Ásmundsson (– 1667/1668) was a 17th-century Icelandic printer, responsible for the only printing press in Iceland from 1634 to 1666.^[1] Halldór was an apprentice of the Hólar printer Brandur Jónsson. He moved to Germany and worked as a printer in Danzig for many years before returning to Iceland to lead the Hólar press, following the death of Brandur.^{[2] [3]} Halldór oversaw the Hólar press until shortly before he died "at an advanced age" at which point he was succeeded by the Dane Henrik Krúse.

On 16 June 1644, Halldór completed the printing of the second translation of The Bible in Icelandic, known as as it was prepared under the direction of Bishop Þorlákur Skúlason.^{[1] [4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Kent. Allen. Lancour. Harold. Daily. Jay E.. Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science: Volume 23 - Poland: Libraries and Information Centers in to Printers and Printing. 1 January 1978. CRC Press. 978-0-8247-2023-0. 433.
2. Web site: Upphaf prentunar á Íslandi. is. Beginning of printing in Iceland. Haukur Már Haraldsson. Prentsögusetur. Reykjavík. 8 June 2020.
3. Book: Halldór Hermannsson. Icelandic Books of the Seventeenth Century, 1601-1700. 2 April 2020. 1922. Cornell University Library. Ithaca, New York. xii.
4. Hóla-biblíurnar gömlu. is. The Old Hóla Bilbe. October 1984. G.M.. Prentarinn. 4. 4. 18. 8 June 2020.
5. News: Þorláksbiblía frá 1664 og kort keypt á uppboði. is. Þorlák's Bible from 1664 and map purchased at auction. 12 December 2006. Eftir Hjálmar Jónsson. Morgunblaðið. Reykjavík, Iceland. 8 June 2020.