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The Gutenberg Revolution by John Man

The Gutenberg Revolution

John Man

303 pages first pub 2002 (view editions)

nonfiction history science technology informative slow-paced
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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 Johann Gutenberg had caused a revolution: printing by movable type. Born in 1400 in Mainz,...

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