The Gutenberg Bible of 1454

by Stephan Fussel

The printing press has been called the greatest invention of the second millennium. Published in Mainz around 1454, the Gutenberg Bible was the first major Western publication to be printed with movable metal type, ushering in a whole new age of knowledge distribution through mass-produced books. Before Gutenberg, woodcut printing and early forms of movable type printing had been mastered in Asia, but had yet to reach Europe. Instead, each book...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3836562219
• ISBN13: 9783836562218
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Taschen
• Length: 1400 Pages
• Weight: 16.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 4.5" x 11.8" x 13.8"