An edition of Fine Print (1991)

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A Story About Johann Gutenberg (Creative Minds Biographies)

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An edition of Fine Print (1991)

Fine Print

A Story About Johann Gutenberg (Creative Minds Biographies)

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Recounts the story of the German printer credited with the invention of printing with movable type.

Publish Date
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Language
English
Pages
64

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Previews available in: English

Edition Availability
Cover of: Fine Print
Fine Print: A Story About Johann Gutenberg
December 2003, Tandem Library
in English
Cover of: Fine Print
Fine Print: A Story About Johann Gutenberg (Creative Minds)
June 1992, Carolrhoda Books
Paperback in English
Cover of: Fine Print
Fine Print: A Story about Johann Gutenberg
June 1992, Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media
Unknown Binding in English
Cover of: Fine Print
Fine Print: A Story About Johann Gutenberg (Creative Minds Biographies)
February 1992, Carolrhoda Books
Hardcover in English
Cover of: Fine print
Fine print: a story about Johann Gutenberg
1991, Carolrhoda Books
in English

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Book Details


First Sentence

"adjustable mold: A small wooden box with one side wall that moves to adjust for letters of different widths."

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
64
Dimensions
8.8 x 6.3 x 0.5 inches
Weight
9.4 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL8091647M
Internet Archive
fineprintstoryab00burc
ISBN 10
0876146825
ISBN 13
9780876146828
Library Thing
486310
Goodreads
5869046

Excerpts

Learning to create objects such as coins and
jewelry gave Johann an idea. He remembered
how bookbinders used small brass punches to
stamp letters onto the leather covers of manu-
script books. Maybe he could use that technique
to find a faster way to make books. Such an in-
vention would give the world more books. some-
thing Johann had been dreaming about ever
since he had learned how to read. It could also
bring him a lot of money. Johann decided to find
a way to make his idea work.

His idea was to make separate metal letters
and arrange them into words. By setting up a
whole page this way, he could print as many cop-
ies of a page as he wanted. Johann began to
experiment. First he tried to sand-cast metal let-
ters, the way he sand-cast jewelry.
Page 24-25, added by lymano.

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