Ink on His Fingers
by Louise A. Vernon
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A twelve-year-old apprentice to Gutenberg becomes involved in a type-stealing mystery while helping Gutenberg to print the Bible.Tags
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Here is the story of printing the first Bible with type. Twelve-year-old Hans Dunne becomes involved in a type-stealing mystery. Hans planned to be a scribe and copy the Bible. Circumstances change his goals and he becomes an apprentice printer working for Johann Gutenberg.
Herr Fust, the village banker, tries in every way possible to get his hands on the type. Johann Gutenberg was very deeply in debt. He has borrowed from almost everyone, including Hans' father before he died. He was sure he could pay everyone back as soon as the Bible was printed. Herr Fust's final attempt to gain access to the presses was foiled by God answering the prayers of Gutenberg's workmen.
Herr Fust, the village banker, tries in every way possible to get his hands on the type. Johann Gutenberg was very deeply in debt. He has borrowed from almost everyone, including Hans' father before he died. He was sure he could pay everyone back as soon as the Bible was printed. Herr Fust's final attempt to gain access to the presses was foiled by God answering the prayers of Gutenberg's workmen.
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- Canonical title
- Ink on His Fingers
- Original title
- Ink on His Fingers
- Original publication date
- 1972 (copyright) (copyright)
- People/Characters
- Gutenberg, Johannes, 1394/99-ca. 1468
- First words
- Shouts outside the church disturbed the final prayer of a holy day service in Mainz, Germany. Twelve-year-old Hans Dunne hurried out ahead of the others. At the bottom of the broad stone steps he discovered a lumpy bundle of... (show all) coarse brown cloth with the four corners knotted at the top.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Hans held up his ink-stained fingers and grinned at Ulrich. There would be much more ink on their fingers in the days to come.
Classifications
- Genre
- Fiction and Literature
- DDC/MDS
- 686.1092 — Applied science & technology Manufacture for specific uses Printing and related activities History of Printing History of Printing: Europe Biography
- LCC
- PZ7 .V598 .I — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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- Languages
- English, Swedish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
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- 5
- ASINs
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