The Gutenberg Revolution
In short: Johannes Gutenberg's movable-type printing press revolutionized the spread of knowledge, literacy, and modern thought in Europe.
A 1:25 short film in the series “90 Seconds of History”.
Sources used in this film: Springer, “Printing and Publishing in the Renaissance”; Cornell University Library, “Manuscripts in the Age of Print”; Cambridge University Press, “Manuscript and Print Cultures 1500–1700 (Chapter 8) - The Cambridge Handbook of Literary Authorship”; World History Organization, “The Printing Revolution in Renaissance Europe”.
Sources used in this film
- Springer — Printing and Publishing in the Renaissance · View →
- Cornell University Library — Manuscripts in the Age of Print · View →
- Cambridge University Press — Manuscript and Print Cultures 1500–1700 (Chapter 8) - The Cambridge Handbook of Literary Authorship · View →
- World History Organization — The Printing Revolution in Renaissance Europe · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Springer: Printing and Publishing in the Renaissance
- Also: Cornell University Library: Manuscripts in the Age of Print
- Also: Cambridge University Press: Manuscript and Print Cultures 1500–1700 (Chapter 8) - The Cambridge Handbook of Literary Authorship
- Also: worldhistory.org: The Printing Revolution in Renaissance Europe
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