The Gutenberg Revolution
How Printing Changed the Course of History
$37.74
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2009
Summary
In 1450, all Europe’s books were hand-copied 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 Chris…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780553819663 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0553819666 |
| Author: | John Man |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Bantam Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2009 |
| Weight: | 214g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 128mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
“Vivid … engaging, detailed and highly readable … a window on an extraordinary display of consummate skill and creative genius.”
The Gutenberg Revolution is the best book about the origin of books you could read. It is clear, engaging, fast-paced and authoritative. * Stephen Fry *
Extremely erudite and enormously enthusiastic * Guardian *
Vivid … engaging, detailed and highly readable … a window on an extraordinary display of consummate skill and creative genius * New Scientist *
John Man
John Man is the author of Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun, Kublai Khan, The Terracotta Army, The Great Wall, and Alpha Beta.
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