Interior of the former printing house of Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, photograph, page, number: '9', photographer: B. Erdmann, Mainz, c. 1867 - in or before 1872, Rhineland-Palatinate, paper, albumen print, albumendruk, height 217 mm x width 181 mm, printing, printing office, A dimly lit underground space with a low arched ceiling made of rough bricks and mortar, a central vertical column of stone showing a large irregular crack, uneven stone walls on either side with visible mortar lines, a rough stone floor strewn with scattered debris and a few larger flat stones, and areas of light and shadow emphasizing the textured, aged surfaces.
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Interior of the former printing house of Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, photograph, page, number: '9', photographer: B. Erdmann, Mainz, c. 1867 - in or before 1872, Rhineland-Palatinate, paper, albumen print, albumendruk, height 217 mm x width 181 mm, printing, printing office, A dimly lit underground space with a low arched ceiling made of rough bricks and mortar, a central vertical column of stone showing a large irregular crack, uneven stone walls on either side with visible mortar lines, a rough stone floor strewn with scattered debris and a few larger flat stones, and areas of light and shadow emphasizing the textured, aged surfaces.

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Interior former printing house Johannes Gutenberg Mainz photograph page number 9 photographer B Erdmann c 1867 - 1872 Rhineland-Palatinate paper albumen print albumendruk height 217 mm x width 181 mm printing office dimly lit underground space low arched ceiling rough bricks mortar central vertical column stone showing large irregular crack uneven stone walls side visible lines rough stone floor strewn scattered debris larger flat stones areas light shadow emphasizing textured aged surfaces

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