Johannes Gutenberg : A Biography in Books
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Medieval Lives
ISBN-10
1836390394
ISBN-13
9781836390398
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Imprint
Reaktion Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 1st, 2025
Print length
224 Pages
Weight
572 grams
Dimensions
14.70 x 22.30 x 2.30 cms
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Pioneering printer Johannes Gutenberg’s true story, rightful recognition and enduring legacy.
A critical biography of the mysterious but prolific medieval printer.
Johannes Gutenberg is famous as the inventor of Europes first typographic printing method, and his life and legacy have long fascinated a wide audience. Due to scant and vague fifteenth-century documentation, however, Gutenbergs career has long been obscured by derivative storytelling, competing agendas, and scholarly guesswork. This new biography removes these barriers to retell his story directly, through his pioneering work on schoolbooks, pamphlets, indulgences, broadsides, and, notably, the first printed Bible. The book also describes Gutenbergs posthumous fortunes and his eventual recognition as Man of the Millennium. This much-needed corrective to old legend and conjecture brings Gutenberg to life through the books that remain his lasting monument.
Johannes Gutenberg is famous as the inventor of Europes first typographic printing method, and his life and legacy have long fascinated a wide audience. Due to scant and vague fifteenth-century documentation, however, Gutenbergs career has long been obscured by derivative storytelling, competing agendas, and scholarly guesswork. This new biography removes these barriers to retell his story directly, through his pioneering work on schoolbooks, pamphlets, indulgences, broadsides, and, notably, the first printed Bible. The book also describes Gutenbergs posthumous fortunes and his eventual recognition as Man of the Millennium. This much-needed corrective to old legend and conjecture brings Gutenberg to life through the books that remain his lasting monument.
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