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Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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Johannes Gutenberg (c. 1400-1468) is widely heralded as one of the most influential men of the last millennium. His invention, a printing press with mechanical moving type, had an unprecedented impact on the political and cultural history of Europe and beyond. But despite his significance, a rigorous and accessible biography has not been published in English – until now.Charting Gutenberg’s life from his youth in Mainz to his final years and lasting legacy, Stephan Füssel – one of Europe’s leading experts on Gutenberg – brings together authoritative scholarship and historical detail to illuminate the life of this fascinating figure. This short biography contains everything you need to know about the man who changed the printed word, and the world, forever.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-10-28
Mått:127 x 197 x 7 mm
Vikt:304 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Life & Times
Antal sidor:189
Förlag:Haus Publishing
ISBN:9781912208678
Översättare:Peter Lewis

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STEPHEN FÜSSEL has, since 1992, held the Gutenberg chair of the University of Mainz at the Gutenberg Institute for World Literature and Written Media and is vice-president of the International Gutenberg Society in Mainz.

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Innehållsförteckning

Foreword // 1Historical Background: the woodcut and the manuscript // 4Metal type printing in Korea 1377 // 10Mainz - Strasbourg - Mainz // 12Merchant and inventor // 18The new art // 26The Gutenberg Bible ( B 42) of 1454 // 33Fust and Gutenberg // 41A key witness: Enea Silvio Piccolomini // 44The Burgos Bible // 47The Göttingen Model Book // 50Large print runs in DK type // 54Schoolbooks // 61The 36-line Bible // 66The Catholicon // 70Gutenberg's final years // 75The impact of Gutenberg's work // 85The first successors: Johannes Fust and Peter Schöffer // 85The spread of book printing // 92The book in Britain // 102Humanism and printing // 106Book printing and the Reformation // 115Pamphlets // 124Newe Zeytungen // 129A retrospective on the era of Gutenberg // 135Notes // 139Testimonies // 145Surviving Gutenberg Bibles // 154List of digital editions of the Gutenberg Bible available on the internet // 157Notable printers // 161The spread of Gutenberg's technology // 163Notable early printing sites // 164Key inventions in printing // 165Bibliography // 171Index of names // 182About the author // 187Acknowledgements // 188Picture credits // 189