Gutenberg
Published on 28. October 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
189 pages
978-1-912208-67-8 (ISBN)
Description
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 Fuessel - 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.
Charting Gutenberg's life from his youth in Mainz to his final years and lasting legacy, Stephan Fuessel - 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.
Reviews / Votes
'A useful introduction.' -- Journal of the Printing Historical SocietyMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
60 full colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
301 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-912208-67-8 (9781912208678)
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STEPHEN FUESSEL 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.
Content
Foreword // 1
Historical Background: the woodcut and the manuscript // 4
Metal type printing in Korea 1377 // 10
Mainz - Strasbourg - Mainz // 12
Merchant and inventor // 18
The new art // 26
The Gutenberg Bible ( B 42) of 1454 // 33
Fust and Gutenberg // 41
A key witness: Enea Silvio Piccolomini // 44
The Burgos Bible // 47
The Goettingen Model Book // 50
Large print runs in DK type // 54
Schoolbooks // 61
The 36-line Bible // 66
The Catholicon // 70
Gutenberg's final years // 75
The impact of Gutenberg's work // 85
The first successors: Johannes Fust and Peter Schoeffer // 85
The spread of book printing // 92
The book in Britain // 102
Humanism and printing // 106
Book printing and the Reformation // 115
Pamphlets // 124
Newe Zeytungen // 129
A retrospective on the era of Gutenberg // 135
Notes // 139
Testimonies // 145
Surviving Gutenberg Bibles // 154
List of digital editions of the Gutenberg Bible available on the internet // 157
Notable printers // 161
The spread of Gutenberg's technology // 163
Notable early printing sites // 164
Key inventions in printing // 165
Bibliography // 171
Index of names // 182
About the author // 187
Acknowledgements // 188
Picture credits // 189
Historical Background: the woodcut and the manuscript // 4
Metal type printing in Korea 1377 // 10
Mainz - Strasbourg - Mainz // 12
Merchant and inventor // 18
The new art // 26
The Gutenberg Bible ( B 42) of 1454 // 33
Fust and Gutenberg // 41
A key witness: Enea Silvio Piccolomini // 44
The Burgos Bible // 47
The Goettingen Model Book // 50
Large print runs in DK type // 54
Schoolbooks // 61
The 36-line Bible // 66
The Catholicon // 70
Gutenberg's final years // 75
The impact of Gutenberg's work // 85
The first successors: Johannes Fust and Peter Schoeffer // 85
The spread of book printing // 92
The book in Britain // 102
Humanism and printing // 106
Book printing and the Reformation // 115
Pamphlets // 124
Newe Zeytungen // 129
A retrospective on the era of Gutenberg // 135
Notes // 139
Testimonies // 145
Surviving Gutenberg Bibles // 154
List of digital editions of the Gutenberg Bible available on the internet // 157
Notable printers // 161
The spread of Gutenberg's technology // 163
Notable early printing sites // 164
Key inventions in printing // 165
Bibliography // 171
Index of names // 182
About the author // 187
Acknowledgements // 188
Picture credits // 189