John Gutenberg First Master Printer

"John Gutenberg" by Franz von Dingelstedt is the biography of a German inventor, printer, publisher, and goldsmith. Johannes Gutenberg (1400 – 1468) introduced printing to Europe with his mechanical movable-type printing press. His work started the Printing Revolution in Europe. Project Gutenberg, the oldest digital library, commemorates Gutenberg's name.

Discusses the life of Johann Gutenberg, inventor of letterpress printing, which made possible the large-scale production of books and printed matter, and contributed to an explosion in learning and literacy that spread throughout the modern world.

An introduction to the life and career of the Renaissance-era figure who developed a printing press that replaced the time-consuming method of copying books by hand.

Biographical fiction of the life of Johann Gutenberg.

This biography brings together a range of literature to produce an account of the man and his work. The author based his portrait on original documents and references, the majority which are reproduced in the text. He considers the different aspects of Gutenberg's life - inventor, technologist and artist - and explores his personality and achievements within a wide cultural and historical context.