Hans P. Kraus

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Hans P. Kraus was a prominent 20th-century antiquarian book dealer and collector known for handling some of the world's rarest manuscripts and early printed books.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf antiquarian book dealer
book collector
person
activity building his own collection
building private collections for clients
buying rare books
selling rare books
associatedWith international rare book trade
centuryOfActivity 20th century
dealtIn early modern books
historically significant documents
illuminated manuscripts
rare printed books
era modern antiquarian book trade
fieldOfWork incunabula
manuscripts
rare books
givenName Hans
handled some of the world's rarest early printed books
some of the world's rarest manuscripts
hasReputation leading dealer in rare books and manuscripts
influenced development of major rare book collections
institutional collections of rare books and manuscripts
knownFor dealing in unique and extremely scarce items
expertise in manuscript material
market global rare book market
name Hans P. Kraus NERFINISHED
notability prominent antiquarian book dealer of the 20th century
notableFor handling early printed books
handling rare manuscripts
occupation antiquarian bookseller
collector
manuscript dealer
reputationInField authority on early printed books
authority on rare manuscripts
sexOrGender male
specialization early printing
high‑end antiquarian material
important historical documents
status internationally recognized dealer
typeOfCollector antiquarian book collector
manuscript collector

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Voynich manuscript previousOwner Hans P. Kraus