Johannes Gutenberg and the printing press
By: Louise Spilsbury
Series: Inventions that changed the world; Inventions that changed the world
Publisher: PowerKids Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781508146339; 9781508146315; 9781508146322
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Printers; Biography; Printing; History; Origin and antecedents; Gutenberg, Johann,; Imprimeurs; Biographies; Imprimerie; Ouvrages pour la jeunesse; Histoire; Origines et antécédents
Description: Presents the life of the printer and explains how his movable type printing press changed the world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Table of contents: title: The power of the printing press; title: Early years; title: Working in metal; title: The big idea; title: Working in secret; title: The printing press; title: How the printing press works; title: The first prints; title: The Gutenberg Bible; title: Courtroom drama; title: Later years; title: Changing the world.