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100 1 _aDe Vinne, Theodore Low,
_d1828-1914
245 1 4 _aThe 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
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2016
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2016-01-25
508 _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)
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPrinting -- History -- Origin and antecedents
653 _aIncunabula -- Bibliography
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51034
999 _c91872
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