Gutenberg how one man remade the world with words

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Main Author: Man, John
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Wiley, 2002.
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Item Description:First published in Great Britain with the title 'The Gutenberg revolution : the story of a genius and an invention that changed the world' by Headline Book Publishing in 2002.
Physical Description:312 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0471218235
Author Notes:JOHN MAN is a historian with a background in German studies and the history of science, with a special interest in Mongolia. He also wrote Gobi: Tracking the Desert and The Atlas of the Year 1000. Gutenberg is a natural successor to his previous book, Alpha Beta, also published by Wiley, which explores the origins and impacts of the alphabet. He lives in London.