Johannes Gutenberg: Inventor of the Printing Press (Signature Lives: Renaissance Era)

by Fran Rees

Signature Lives: Renaissance Era series, Signature Lives (Renaissance Era)

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A biography of the fifteenth-century German printer who revolutionized printing with the invention of movable type.

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Fran Rees is an experienced manager, consultant, and trainer in both the public and private sectors

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Johannes Gutenberg: Inventor of the Printing Press (Signature Lives: Renaissance Era) (Signature Lives: Renaissance Era)
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Gutenberg, Johannes, 1394/99-ca. 1468
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Johannes Gutenberg paced the floor of his workshop.
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(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)His name became forever linked with his masterpiece — the Gutenberg Bible — and with the printing press, the invention that transformed the world.

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Nonfiction, Kids, Tween
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070.5Computer science, information & general worksNews media, journalism & publishingDocumentary media, educational media, news media; journalism; publishingPublishing
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Z126 .Z7 .R44Bibliography, Library Science and Information ResourcesBook industries and tradeHistory
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