Editing Wittenberg (section)

===== Cranach-Höfe =====
The Cranach Courts attest to the work of [[Lucas Cranach the Elder]], [[Lucas Cranach the Younger]], [[Hans Cranach]], [[Augustin Cranach]], and [[Lucas Cranach III]] in Wittenberg. The building at Markt 4 and the pharmacy with the courtyard at Schlossstraße 1 show points of contact with Lucas Cranach and his descendants.

Lucas Cranach the Elder set up his own print shop in the once-famous printing town of Wittenberg. Among other things, the [[95 Theses]], the first part of the Luther Bible, [[Martin Luther|Luther's]] Table Talks, and numerous woodcuts were printed here. After the reconstruction of the Cranach courtyards, a historic print shop was re-established in Schlossstrasse, where texts (e.g. Luther's table speeches) and illustrations (in linocut) are now produced as privately printed matter using the letterpress process. The historical Gutenberg press in the [[Cranach-Höfe|Cranachhof]] at Markt 4 demonstrates how printing was done in the Middle Ages.