A critical biography of the mysterious but prolific medieval printer.
Johannes Gutenberg is famous as the inventor of Europe’s first typographic printing method, and his life and legacy have long fascinated a wide audience. Due to scant and vague fifteenth-century documentation, however, Gutenberg’s career has long been obscured by derivative storytelling, competing agendas, and scholarly guesswork. This new biography removes these barriers to retell his story directly, through his pioneering work on schoolbooks, pamphlets, indulgences, broadsides, and, notably, the first printed Bible. The book also describes Gutenberg’s posthumous fortunes and his eventual recognition as Man of the Millennium. This much-needed corrective to old legend and conjecture brings Gutenberg to life through the books that remain his lasting monument.Author: Eric Marshall White
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 06/02/2025
Series: Medieval Lives
Pages: 224
Weight: 1.2lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.60w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781836390398
Language: English
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