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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Johann Gutenberg; Johannes Gutenberg |
| Material Type: | Biography, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
John Man |
| ISBN: | 0471218235 9780471218234 |
| OCLC Number: | 49645882 |
| Notes: | "First published in Great Britain with the title 'The Gutenberg revolution : the story of a genius and an invention that changed the world' by Headline Book Publishing in 2002"--T.p. verso. |
| Description: | 312 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction : the third revolution -- Golden city, tarnished -- Strasbourg adventure -- Hercules labouring for unity -- Something in the air -- Secret revealed -- In search of a bestseller -- Bible -- Colophon -- Pressing to the limits -- Christendom divided, the world united -- 42-line Bible : a possible balance sheet -- German printers abroad : the first wave. |
| Responsibility: | John Man. |
| More information: |
Abstract:
A biography of the fifteenth-century German printer who revolutionized printing with the invention of movable type.
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