The Gutenberg revolution : the story of a genius and an invention that changed the world / John Man.
Publisher: London : Bantam, 2009Description: 320 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 20 cm001: 42841ISBN: 9780553819663 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Gutenberg, Johann, 1397?-1468 | Printers -- Germany -- Biography | Printing -- History -- Origin and antecedents | BiographyDDC classification: 686.209 MAN LOC classification: Z126.Z7Summary: In 1450, all western Europe's books were handcopied and amounted to no more than a single modern library. By 1500 they were printed in their millions. This brought about the biggest change in human culture since the invention of the alphabet itself.| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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 Johann Gutenberg had caused a revolution: printing by movable type. 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 paradoxes: 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.
Originally published: London: Review, 2002.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In 1450, all western Europe's books were handcopied and amounted to no more than a single modern library. By 1500 they were printed in their millions. This brought about the biggest change in human culture since the invention of the alphabet itself.
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