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.
Author: John Man
Publisher: Bantam Books
Published: 05/01/2010
Pages: 303
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 7.66h x 5.30w x 0.78d
ISBN13: 9780553819663
ISBN10: 0553819666
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
- Technology & Engineering | Inventions
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Publishers & Publishing Industry
Author: John Man
Publisher: Bantam Books
Published: 05/01/2010
Pages: 303
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 7.66h x 5.30w x 0.78d
ISBN13: 9780553819663
ISBN10: 0553819666
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
- Technology & Engineering | Inventions
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Publishers & Publishing Industry
About the Author
John Man is a historian and travel writer whose other titles include Alpha Beta, Attila, Genghis Khan, and The Great Wall.
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