Presents a history of the book, from the early uses of parchment, to the first works created in the Irish monasteries, to the invention of paper and the printing press.Printing. at. Last. In 1449 a German silversmith named Johannes Gutenberg invented movable type. He cast approximately a hundred ... Before Gutenberga#39;s invention it took the monks months, or even years, to produce a single copy of a book.
Title | : | The Age of the Book |
Author | : | Renzo Rossi |
Publisher | : | Marshall Cavendish - 2008-09-01 |
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