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Johannes Gutenberg : a biography in books

by Eric Marshall White

This biography examines the career of Johannes Gutenberg, the pioneer of European typography. It analyses his work on schoolbooks, broadsides, and the first printed Bible, offering a factual account of his life to correct historical legend and conjecture.

Accession 28276 ISBN 9781836390398 Publisher Reaktion
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