Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Offizin

English translation:

printing firm and museum in Leipzig

Added to glossary by John Kinory (X)
Oct 21, 2000 14:16
23 yrs ago
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German term

Offizin

German to English Art/Literary
This may be a proper name - a museum or similar in Leipzig.
Proposed translations (English)
0 printing firm and museum in Leipzig
0 printing works

Proposed translations

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printing firm and museum in Leipzig

According to Duden, an "Offizin" is a:

1. pharmacy
2. large printing firm
3. pantry room
4. workshop

In Leipzig there is a famous printing firm established by Günter Dietz. There is also a museum/gallery in the building. Maybe that is what you want. Here is their URL:

http://www.inn-salzach.de/~insa0336/dietz/deutsch/offizin.ht...

"Günter Dietz hat die Druckerei und den Verlag Günter Dietz GmbH OFFIZIN gegründet. Auch die Einrichtung des „Ersten Imaginären Museums, Sammlung Günter Dietz“ im Jahre 1979 geht auf seine Initiative zurück. In beiden, Offizin wie Museum, erfüllte sich das Lebenswerk von Günter Dietz. Das Imaginäre Museum beherbergt Nachschöpfungen von Werken der europäischen bildenden Kunst vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart."

- HTH - Dan
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printing works

Offizin is an obsolete word for "Buchdruckerei" (but also for "Apotheke"). I suppose it has become part of the name of the printing works over the years (Offizin Haag Drugulin, Offizin Oswald Schmidt in Leipzig). HTH, Eva
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