The Gutenberg Revolution

The Gutenberg Revolution

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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.

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Weight 0.209 kg
Dimensions 1.8 × 12.7 × 19.8 cm
Format
language1
Pages

304
Publisher

Year Published

2009-7-30
Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom
ISBN 10

0553819666
About The Author

John Man is the author of Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun, Kublai Khan, The Terracotta Army, The Great Wall and Alpha Beta.

The Gutenberg Revolution is the best book about the origin of books you could read. It is clear, engaging, fast-paced and authoritative.
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Extremely erudite and enormously enthusiastic

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