The Gutenberg Revolution: How Printing Changed The Course of History by John Man

The Gutenberg Revolution: How Printing Changed The Course of History

John Man

304 pages first pub 2002 (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 one man - Johann Gutenberg - had caused a revolution. Printing by movable type was a disco...

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