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312 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780471218234
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Publication date: Not specified
Description
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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312 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780471218234
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Publication date: Not specified
Description
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,...