Božidar Vuković

Božidar Vuković (Serbian Cyrillic: Божидар Вуковић, Italian: Dionisio della Vecchia, Latin: Dionisius a Vetula; c. 1460 — c. 1539) was one of the first printers and editors of Serbian books in Montenegro. He founded the famous Vuković printing house in Venice. His printing house was operational in two periods. In first period 1519–21 three books were printed (Psalter, Liturgijar and Molitvenik or Zbornik). In the second period 1536–40 two books were printed (2nd edition of Molitvenik or Zbornik, and praznični Minej or Sabornik).

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Božidar Vuković
Божидар Вуковић
Bornafter 1460
Đurići, Podgorica, Crnojevići Zeta (now Montenegro)
Diedc. 1539
Republic of Venice
Resting placeMonastery of Starčeva Gorica, Lake Skadar
CitizenshipRepublic of Venice
Occupationprinter
Known forFounder of the Serbian Venetian Printing House.
Notable workSlužabnik (1517)
SpouseDella Vechia
ChildrenVićentije Vuković
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