Johann Gutenberg : the man and his invention

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Johann Gutenberg : the man and his invention

Albert Kapr ; translated from the German by Douglas Martin

Scolar Press, c1996

タイトル別名

Johannes Gutenberg

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注記

Chronology: p. 291-[293]

Bibliography: p. 294-295

Includes index

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内容説明

Although Johann Gutenberg's seminal invention of printing from movable metal type is well documented, very little is known about the man himself. This fascinating and scholarly biography brings together a vast and widely dispersed literature to produce a revealing account of Gutenberg the individual. The portrait is based on original documents and references, the majority of which are reproduced in this text. The book considers the different aspects of Gutenberg's life - inventor, technologist and artist - and his personality and achievements within a wide cultural and historical context. This is the first modern biography of Gutenberg to appear in English, and Albert Kapr revised and updated his text (originally published in 1986, second edition 1988) especially for this translation.

目次

  • Contents: Translator's Introduction
  • Introduction to the First German Edition
  • Gutenberg's Origins, Birth and Early Years
  • 1429-1434 Years of Apprenticeship and Travel? Gutenberg in Strasbourg
  • Printing Parallels
  • The Technical Problems of the Invention
  • The Return to Mainz
  • The 'Works of the Books'
  • Unequal Competition
  • The Mainz Archbishops' War
  • Memento Mori
  • Eternal Fame
  • Chronology
  • Bibliography
  • Glossary
  • Index.

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