The Gutenberg Revolution
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Product Information
| ISBN | 9780553819663 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Man |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.216 |
| Publishing Date | 30/07/2009 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €15.57 |
| Tax | €0.93 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €16.50 |
| Availability | 6 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
In 1450, all Europe''s books were handcopied and amounted to only a few thousand. By 1500 they were printed, and numbered in their millions. The invention of one man - Johann Gutenberg - had caused a revolution. Printing by movable type was a discovery waiting to happen.
Born in 1400 in Mainz, Germany, Gutenberg struggled against a background of plague and religious upheaval to bring his remarkable invention to light. His story is full of paradox: his ambition was to reunite all Christendom, but his invention shattered it; he aimed to make a fortune, but was cruelly denied the fruits of his life''s work. Yet history remembers him as a visionary; his discovery marks the beginning of the modern world.