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FEINSTEIN, Stephen. Johannes Gutenberg: The Printer Who Gave Words to the World. 128p. (Inventors Who Changed the World Series). illus. photos. reprods. chron. further reading. glossary. index. notes. Web sites. CIP. Enslow/MyReportLinks.com. 2008. PLB $33.27. ISBN 978-1-59845-077-4. LC 2006037535.
Gr 5-8--This introductory biography begins with a history of printing in the ancient Greek, Egyptian, and Chinese civilizations, moves on to the Middle Ages when volumes were handwritten by scribes, and finishes with the Renaissance, which saw an increased demand for books. Gutenberg enters this history in 1400s Germany, when he developed movable metal type and a large …