The Gutenberg Revolution: The Story of a Genius and an Invention That Changed the World
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.
303 pages, 3 editions
English edition · First published 2009 by Bantam Books · ISBN 9780553819663
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- The Gutenberg Revolution: The Story of a Genius and an Invention That Changed the World · Bantam Books · 2009 · ISBN 9780553819663 This page
- Gutenberg Revolution · Penguin Random House · 2010 · ISBN 9781409045533
- The Gutenberg Revolution: The Story of a Genius and an Invention That Changed the World · Transworld Digital · 2010 · ISBN 9781409045526
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