The Gutenberg Revolution

Binding: Paperback
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 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.
Title: The Gutenberg Revolution
Author(s): Man John
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Barcode: 9780553819663
Pages: 304 Pages, 8 Pages Colour
Publication Date: 5/1/2010
Category: Inventions & Inventors