| | Definition: | | Gutenberg
In 1450, western Europe`s books were all handcopied and amounted to no more than a single modern library. By 1500 they were printed and numbered in the millions, bringing about the biggest changes in human culture since the invention of the alphabet. The man responsible for this was Johann Gutenberg. This absorbing book explains how this technical genius struggled against a background of plague, religious upheaval, and legal battles to bring his remarkable invention to light. more details ... |
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