Home > Fine Print - A Story about Johann Gutenberg
	Grammar Level Literature Price: $10.95 Click here to receive an email when this item is back in stock

Description   When Johann was a child in the early 1400s, books were rare and sometimes very expensive. Each book had to be copied by hand, letter by letter. Gutenberg loved to read, and he often grew impatient waiting for the time-consuming bookmaking process to be completed. Young Gutenberg dreamed of finding a better way to make books. From his childhood in strife-torn Mainz through the many years of setbacks and bankruptcies, Gutenberg persevered in his belief that books could be made quickly and inexpensively. This is the story of the man who invented movable type and the printing press. Fascinating descriptions of the guild systems, medieval town life, and the processes of printing. The book is illustrated with artwork made by hand carvings in lineoleum blocks to create designs similar to the wood cuts used in the 1400's.

Share your knowledge of this product. Be the first to write a review »