Johannes Gutenberg: A Biography in Books (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781836390398)

A critical biography of the mysterious but prolific medieval printer.

Johannes Gutenberg is famous as the inventor of Europe's first typographic printing method, and his life and legacy have long fascinated a wide audience. Due to scant and vague fifteenth-century documentation, however, Gutenberg's career has long been obscured by derivative storytelling, competing agendas, and scholarly guesswork. This new biography removes these barriers to retell his story directly, through his pioneering work on schoolbooks, pamphlets, indulgences, broadsides, and, notably, the first printed Bible. The book also describes Gutenberg's posthumous fortunes and his eventual recognition as Man of the Millennium. This much-needed corrective to old legend and conjecture brings Gutenberg to life through the books that remain his lasting monument.

Author: Eric Marshall White
ISBN-10: 1836390394
ISBN-13: 9781836390398
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Language: English
Published: 05/16/2025
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover