Gutenberg Revolution : How Printing Changed the Course of History

English

ISBN: 0553819666

EAN: 9780553819663

Category: Biography & Autobiography / Historical/Design / Graphic Arts / Typography/

Publisher: Transworld Publishers Limited

Release Date: 08/10/2012

Synopsis: In 1450, all Europes 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 moveable 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 unite all Christendom, but his invention shattered it. He aimed to make a fortune, but was cruelly denied the fruits of his lifes work. Yet history remembers him as a visionary. His discovery marks the beginning of the modern world.

Gutenberg Revolution : How Printing Changed the Course of History

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.83 inches

Width: 5.04 inches

Length: 7.72 inches

Weight: 8.61 oz

Pages: 304