| Title | : | The Gutenberg Revolution |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | John Man |
| Release | : | 2010-10-31 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Industries & Professions, Books, Business & Personal Finance, Professional & Technical, History |
| Size | : | 3053281 |
| 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. |
