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The Gutenberg Revolution: The Story of a Genius and an Invention That Changed the World (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780553819663)
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xIn 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.
Author: John Man
ISBN-10: 0553819666
ISBN-13: 9780553819663
Publisher: Bantam Press
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2010
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 7.66h x 5.30w x 0.78d
Author: John Man
ISBN-10: 0553819666
ISBN-13: 9780553819663
Publisher: Bantam Press
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2010
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 7.66h x 5.30w x 0.78d
By John Man
xJohn Man is a historian and travel writer whose other titles include Alpha Beta, Attila, Genghis Khan, and The Great Wall.
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