The Gutenberg Revolution

Informationen zum Autor John Man Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: John Man
• Verlag: Bantam UK
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.07.2009
• EAN: 9780553819663
• ISBN: 978-0-553-81966-3
• Seiten: 304
• Abmessung: 127 mm x 197 mm x 19 mm
• Themen: Sachbuch; HISTORY / General, History of engineering and technology, Printing, packaging & reprographic industry, History of engineering & technology, Inventions & inventors, Inventions and inventors, Publishing industry & book trade, Publishing and book trade, medieval 1450 1500; Printing press movable type christendom