{"product_id":"the-gutenberg-revolution-john-man-9780553819663","title":"The Gutenberg Revolution: The Story of a Genius and an Invention That Changed the World","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 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Man\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0553819666\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780553819663\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bantam Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.66h x 5.30w x 0.78d","brand":"John Man","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990222274815,"sku":"9780553819663","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_34933ed8-569b-4b13-8fea-adefb05dfce8.jpg?v=1683303699","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-gutenberg-revolution-john-man-9780553819663","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}