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N ow, would it not have been strange, in a country where fair play is a national motto, if not a single writer had raised his voice in favour of Haerlem and Coster, although every body might be a partisan of Gutenberg and Mentz? Audi alteram partem! Is a most necessary step in the sincere investi gation of truth. It would have been a great scandal if no English bibliographer had taken the trouble of expounding, more fully than had been done hitherto, the facts on which the claims of the citizen of Haerlem to the invention of printing in moveable types are grounded. This task, accepted by Mr. Ottley, has been performed, as the reader will see, with an amount of skill, taste, and conscientious labour which has not been equalled by foreign writers, even directly interested in the glory of the true inventor. The Inquiry concerning the Origin of Printing has the advantage over most of the analogous productions, of being illustrated by numerous engravings, in which are lying before the very eyes of the reader the proof of what is advanced in the book itself, and the means of judging immediately the merit or unworthiness of the argument put forward by the author.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the question of who invented the printing press with movable type, examining supporting evidence for both Johannes Gutenberg and Laurens Coster. The author argues that although Gutenberg's press may have been more advanced, Coster was the first to successfully use movable type, and that the Gutenberg Bible, traditionally considered the first major work of the printing press, was actually preceded by Coster's Speculum Humanae Salvationis. The author concludes that while Gutenberg's contributions cannot be understated, the true inventor of the printing press was, in fact, Coster. This book delves into the rich history of this transformative invention and is considered one of the most thorough and well-documented analyses of the topic. Furthermore, it features over 30 plates and engravings that further illustrate and illuminate the discussion. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781331938545_0
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