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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- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Paperback
- ISBN:
- 9780553819663
- Number of Pages:
- 304
- Publication Date:
- 30/07/2009
- Publisher:
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Authors:
- Man, John
- Illustrations Note:
- 8 pages colour
- Publication Date:
- 30/07/2009
- Year Published:
- 2009
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Language:
- English
- SKU:
- 9780553819663