Johannes Gutenberg: The Beginning Through The End
Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg, more commonly known as Johannes Gutenberg, was a man of the Renaissance. Johannes was born in approximately 1400 in Mainz, Germany into an upper-class family. His father was named Friele Gensfleisch zur Laden. According to some, he was a goldsmith for the bishop at Mainz, but most believe he was involved in the cloth trade. Johannes did many things to help the Renaissance times, and also to help us today. He invented the Printing Press and was also a goldsmith. Once he had invented the Printing Press, he created what is known today as the Gutenberg Bible, or the 42-line Bible. The world would be much farther back in technology if it weren’t for this man.
Johannes moved away from his hometown of Mainz to Strasburg, Germany in 1430 and then Johannes invented the Printing Press in 1439. Earlier in Johannes’ life, Europeans started what is called xylography, which is carving into pieces of wood to make books, also known as “Block......
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