Project Gutenberg 2016-01-25 Public domain in the USA. 257 De Vinne, Theodore Low 1828 1914 Vinne, Theodore Low de Vinne, Theo. L. de 01000463 The Invention of Printing. A 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 E-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) "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.) en Printing -- History -- Origin and antecedents Incunabula -- Bibliography Z Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: History - General 1597221 1597458 2024-09-21T10:34:08.347639 2023-09-22T07:46:53.225480 text/html text/html 1561813 2016-01-25T13:31:25 text/html 15085826 2016-01-25T21:40:26 text/html application/zip 14537852 2024-09-21T10:34:59.033919 application/epub+zip 14531077 2024-09-21T10:34:24.099537 application/epub+zip 616664 2024-09-21T10:34:11.435655 application/epub+zip 24943288 2024-09-21T10:35:18.356812 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 24968977 2024-09-21T10:34:46.447962 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1126952 2022-09-23T08:20:26.497369 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1222813 1222625 2024-09-21T10:34:02.454904 2023-09-22T07:46:48.254406 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1223012 2020-06-14T16:18:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 440827 2020-06-14T16:18:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18759 2024-09-21T10:35:18.626781 application/rdf+xml 20793 2024-09-21T10:34:11.743618 image/jpeg 2987 2024-09-21T10:34:11.596617 image/jpeg 15856216 2024-09-21T10:34:09.884648 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia