Title

John Gutenberg Showing Part of the First Printed Book to Faust, (14th century), c1910. Artist: Unknown

Caption

John Gutenberg Showing Part of the First Printed Book to Faust, c1910. Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg (c1398-1468) was a German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher who introduced printing to Europe. Gutenberg?s work with mechanical movable type printing initiated a mass communication revolution in Renaissance Europe. Here we see Gutenberg with his business partner Johann Fust or Faust (c1400-1466). From a 'Pictorial Record of Remarkable Events in The History of the World', published by James Sangster and Co., c1910.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1910

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C63_196

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

35,7Mb (3,4Mb) / 9,5in x 14,6in / 2847 x 4387 (300dpi)

Keywords

Germany female smiling women woman people male interior indoors job man men business sitting German arts country day book guy occupation reading location century profession inside partner literature printer lady concept blacksmith printing B&W printed MONOCHROME black & white black and white B W publisher 1910s 20th century The Print Collector Faust engraving Unknown Johannes Johann Co Remarkable Events in History James Sangster and Co James Sangster and Johannes Gutenburg Gutenburg Johann Faust John Gutenburg James Sangster and Co engraving