02604cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000060011910000390012524502600016426400510042430000470047533600260052233700260054833800360057450000310061050801990064152012810084053400450212165300500216665300310221685600430224751034UtSlPG20260610134156.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a01000463  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aZ1 aDe Vinne, Theodore Low,d1828-191414aThe Invention of Printing. :bA Collection of Facts and Opinions, Descriptive of Early Prints and Playing Cards, the Block-Books of the Fifteenth Century, the Legend of Lourens Janszoon Coster, of Haarlem, and the Work of John Gutenberg and His Associates 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2016-01-25  aE-text prepared by Chris Curnow, RichardW, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)  a"The Invention of Printing" by Theodore Low De Vinne is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the origins and development of printing technology, focusing on key figures such as John Gutenberg and the controversies surrounding rival inventors in different regions, particularly Germany and the Netherlands. By detailing early prints, playing cards, block-books, and the mechanics of printing, it seeks to shed light on a significant moment in history that revolutionized the dissemination of knowledge.  At the start of the book, De Vinne introduces the subject of printing as not only an essential mechanical art but also a topic shrouded in mystery and contention. He discusses the complexity surrounding the contrast between legends and actual historical records concerning early printing and the figures involved. The author acknowledges the vast number of existing books on the subject, yet critiques their often obscure language and tendency to overlook mechanical aspects of early printing. He emphasizes the need for a clearer, more concise description of early printing methods and the mechanics behind them, setting up the framework for a deeper exploration in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aPrinting -- History -- Origin and antecedents  aIncunabula -- Bibliography40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51034