Johannes Gutenberg: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Victor Scholderer, Johann Gutenberg, 2nd ed. rev. (1970), provides a brief discussion of Gutenberg’s invention, pleasant and easy to read and well illustrated. Hellmut Lehmann-Haupt, Gutenberg and the Master of the Playing Cards (1966), examines whether Gutenberg may have been involved with the origins or early developments of copper engraving, based on the recently discovered connections between Gutenberg and early copper engravings, illuminated manuscripts, and illuminated printed books produced around the middle of the 15th century. Janet Ing, Johann Gutenberg and His Bible: A Historical Study (1988), summarizes research on his life and works.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: Johannes Gutenberg Foundation - Johannes Gutenberg. | Oct 30, 2026 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 25, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Heritage History - John Gutenberg. | Jan 02, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Visions - Foundations - Johann Gutenberg: Adventure and Art. | Nov 22, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Linda Hall Library - Johannes Gutenberg. | Jun 21, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Morgan Library and Museum - Who was Gutenberg? | Feb 12, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - How a German city changed how we read. | Dec 18, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Colorado Denver - College of Liberal Arts and Sciences - Johannes Gutenberg�s Printing Press: A Revolution In The Making. | Sep 10, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Johannes Gutenberg Foundation - Johannes Gutenberg. | Aug 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Gutenberg Society - Johannes Gutenberg. | Jun 28, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 11, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Gutenberg. | Dec 27, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Catholic Online - Biography of Johannes Gutenberg. | Sep 05, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Library of Congress Research Guides - Johannes Gutenberg (c.1400 - 1468). | May 18, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: History Computer - Johannes Gutenberg: One of Earth's Most Important Inventors. | Jan 16, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Johannes Gutenberg. | Nov 02, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Lemelson-MIT Program - Johann Gutenberg. | Apr 27, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Inventors - Johannes Gutenberg. | Apr 27, 2022 | ||
| Noted the significance of his printing press. | Dec 17, 2020 | ||
| Changed “Unique elements of his invention” to “Elements of his invention.” Removed “in Chinese or Korean printing.” | Jul 21, 2020 | ||
| Added photograph of Gutenberg Bible. | Aug 19, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: The MY HERO Project - Biography of Johannes Gutenberg. | Feb 20, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Society Of Mechanical Engineers - Johannes Gutenbergs System of Movable Type (PDF). | Feb 20, 2019 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jun 15, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: ThoughtCo. - Johannes Gutenberg and His Revolutionary Printing Press. | Apr 27, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Medieval Life and Times - Biography of Johannes Gutenberg. | Jul 07, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Famous People - Biography of Johannes Gutenberg. | Jul 07, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Inventors - Biography of Johannes Gutenberg. | Jul 07, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Library - Biography of Johannes Gutenberg. | Nov 20, 2014 | ||
| Added video. | Mar 12, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Johann Gutenberg. | Feb 06, 2014 | ||
| Added new Web site: Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Johann Gutenberg. | Aug 04, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 17, 2005 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Feb 05, 2000 |
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