Gutenberg

Examples of Gutenberg in the following topics:

• The Printing Revolution

  • The invention of the printing press by Gutenberg led to the spread of mass communication across Europe in only a few decades.
  • The printing press was invented in the Holy Roman Empire by the German Johannes Gutenberg around 1440, based on existing screw presses.
  • However, it was not until a 1439 lawsuit against Gutenberg that an official record exists; witnesses' testimony discussed Gutenberg's types, an inventory of metals (including lead), and his type molds.
  • Having previously worked as a professional goldsmith, Gutenberg made skillful use of the knowledge of metals he had learned as a craftsman.
  • A demonstration of how to print on a Gutenberg printing press.

• Historical Records

  • Johannes Gutenberg of the German city of Mainz developed European movable type printing technology around 1439.
  • The high quality and relatively low price of the Gutenberg Bible (1455) established the superiority of movable type, and printing presses rapidly spread across Europe, leading up to the Renaissance.
  • Today, practically all movable type printing ultimately derives from Gutenberg's movable type printing, which is often regarded as the most important invention of the second millennium.
  • Within a year of printing the Gutenberg Bible, Gutenberg also published the first colored prints.

• Free Textbooks

  • Students can access free textbooks that are open-sourced OER through sites like Project Gutenberg, Open Library, and OER Commons.
  • Project Gutenberg is an important online repository that allows a student to download ebooks for free.

• Chicago/Turabian (NB): The Bibliography Section

  • ., a book by one author), Project Gutenberg's online text of the same book (i.e., an online book), and an online journal article about the book.
  • Now let's take a look at the citation for the online version of the same book, available online through the publisher Project Gutenberg (gutenberg.org).

• Chicago/Turabian (Author–Date): The References Section

  • ., a book by one author), Project Gutenberg's online text of the same book (i.e., an online book), and an online journal article about the book.
  • Now let's take a look at the citation for the online version of the same book, available online through the publisher Project Gutenberg (gutenberg.org).

• MLA: The Works Cited Section

  • ., a book by one author), Project Gutenberg's online text of the same book (i.e., an online book), and an online journal article about the book.
  • Now let's take a look at the citation for the online version of the same book, available online through Project Gutenberg (gutenberg.org).
  • Project Gutenberg, November 2012.
  • Project Gutenberg, November 2012.

• APA: The References Section

  • ., a book by one author), Project Gutenberg's online text of the same book (i.e., an online book), and an online journal article about the book.
  • Now let's take a look at the citation for the online version of the same book, available online through Project Gutenberg (gutenberg.org).
  • Project Gutenberg.
  • Retrieved from https://www.gutenberg.org/files/219/219-h/219-h.htm

• Types of Material on the Internet

  • Online tools such as Project Gutenberg and Google Books now allow you to access full books from the comfort of your Internet browser.
  • Project Gutenberg is an open-source collective of full texts now in the public domain.

• The Rise of the Vernacular

  • The creation of the printing press (using movable type) by Johannes Gutenberg in the 1450s encouraged authors to write in their local vernacular rather than in Greek or Latin classical languages, widening the reading audience and promoting the spread of Renaissance ideas.

• Block Books

  • Other notable Biblia paupera include the Gutenberg Bible of 1455, as well as the incunabula of 1486, printed and illustrated by Erhard Reuwich.