Orell Gessner Füssli
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Orell Gessner Füssli was a bookshop in Zürich
, Switzerland
at the end of the 18th century, established by the successors of Christoph Froschauer
. It specialized in disseminating literature of the French Enlightenment by means of written orders through the publishing house Société typographique de Neuchâtel
(STN), which was known to print banned books.
A descendant company, Orell Füssli Verlag AG, still exists as of 2010.
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
at the end of the 18th century, established by the successors of Christoph Froschauer
Christoph Froschauer
Christoph Froschauer was the first printer in Zürich, notably for printing the Froschauer Bible, the Zwinglian Bible translation. His workshop is the nucleus of the Orell Füssli publishing house....
. It specialized in disseminating literature of the French Enlightenment by means of written orders through the publishing house Société typographique de Neuchâtel
Société typographique de Neuchâtel
The Société typographique de Neuchâtel was a Swiss publishing house and bookseller that operated between 1769-1794. Their archives, consisting of around 25,000 letters and various types of account books held in the Bibliothèque publique et universitaire de Neuchâtel, are an unparalleled source for...
(STN), which was known to print banned books.
A descendant company, Orell Füssli Verlag AG, still exists as of 2010.