Gutenberg's apprentice : a novel /
When his foster father, a wealthy merchant and bookseller, finances Johann Gutenberg and his printing press, Peter Schoeffer is ordered to become Gutenberg's apprentice and begins his education in the "darkest art" as they print copies of the Holy Bible, drawing the wrath of the Churc...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Harper,
[2014]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | When his foster father, a wealthy merchant and bookseller, finances Johann Gutenberg and his printing press, Peter Schoeffer is ordered to become Gutenberg's apprentice and begins his education in the "darkest art" as they print copies of the Holy Bible, drawing the wrath of the Church. |
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| Item Description: | Grolier Club copy has prospectus inserted. |
| Physical Description: | 406 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780062336019 (hbk.) 0062336010 (hbk.) |