Divine Art, Infernal Machine

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Divine Art, Infernal Machine
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Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages : 384
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ISBN-10 : 9780812222166
ISBN-13 : 0812222164
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Book Synopsis Divine Art, Infernal Machine by : Elizabeth L. Eisenstein

Book excerpt: Annotation 'Divine Art, Infernal Machine' presents a history of the printing press & of the ambivalent attitudes of the public toward printers & printing since the days of Gutenberg & his business partner Johann Fust, a gentleman often tellingly confused with the notorious Doctor Faustus.


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