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Gutenberg's Apprentice

By Alix Christie

Gutenberg's Apprentice Contemporary literature

Gutenberg's Apprentice

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Description
Youthful, ambitious Peter Schoeffer is on the verge of professional success as a scribe in Paris when his foster father, the wealthy merchant and bookseller Johann Fust, summons him home to corruption-riddled, feud-plagued Mainz to meet "a most amazing man." Johann Gutenberg, a driven and caustic inventor, has devised a revolutionary—and, to some, blasphemous—method of bookmaking: a machine he calls a printing press. Fust is financing Gutenberg's workshop, and he orders Peter to become Gutenberg's apprentice. Resentful at having to abandon a prestigious career as a scribe, Peter begins his education in the "darkest art." As his skill grows, so too does his admiration for Gutenberg and his dedication to their daring venture: printing copies of the Holy Bible. But when outside forces align against them, Peter finds himself torn between two father figures—the generous Fust and the brilliant, mercurial Gutenberg, who inspires Peter to achieve his own mastery.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
432
Release Date:
2015-09-08
Publication Date:
2015-09-08
Publisher:
HarperCollins
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0062336029
ISBN13:
9780062336026
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
385 g
Height:
136 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
35 cm
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