Last updated 7 September 2016
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•Introduction • Print Resources •eBooks •Online Databases • Websites • Videos
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Who was Johannes Gutenberg
Johannes Gutenberg was the inventor of the mechanical printing press. Before this invention, all books were written out by hand.
CloudBiography. (2012, June 6). Johannes Gutenberg biography [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-Ma40uyo-I
Non-Fiction Print Resources
Williams, M. (2006). Three cheers for inventors!. London: Walker Books
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This book has a fun summary of Gutenberg and the invention of the printing press.
Samuels, C. (2010). Timeline of the Renaissance. New York: Gareth Stevens
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Look for the chapter on “The Spread of Printing”
Murphy, L., & Matthews, R. (2010). Art and cultures in the Renaissance world. New York: Rosen Central
940.21 MUR
This book has a double-page on the printing revolution which was started by Gutenberg.
eBooks
Online Databases
Britannica encyclopaedia has 3 different levels to pick from. Select the right level of information for you.
Websites
- Andrews, E. (2015). 7 things you may not know about the Gutenberg Bible. Retrieved August 30, 2016, from http://www.history.com/news/7-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-gutenberg-bible
- Gutenberg Bible. (n.d.). Retrieved August 30, 2016, from http://www.bl.uk/treasures/gutenberg/homepage.html
- How did the printing press change history? (2009). Retrieved August 30, 2016, from http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/magazines/junior/pdfs/JUNIOR-033009-REPRO-01.pdf
This document gives a clear description of how the printing press allowed important books in history to be published.
- How to bind your own hardback book. (n.d.). Retrieved Sepetmber 7, 2016, from http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-bind-your-own-Hardback-Book/?ALLSTEPS
This page might give you an idea for a museum piece.
- Teaching Gutenberg. (n.d.). Retrieved August 30, 2016, from http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/educator/modules/gutenberg/
This website has a really good section on the difference between books before and after the invention of the printing press.
- Whipps, H. (2008). How Gutenberg changed the world. Retrieved August 30, 2016, from http://www.livescience.com/2569-gutenberg-changed-world.html
- Arthur, P. (2004). The impact of the printing press. Retrieved August 30, 2016, from http://courses.educ.ubc.ca/etec540/Sept04/arthurp/researchtopic/index.htm
- Gray, P. (1999). Johann Gutenberg. Retrieved August 30, 2016, from http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,36527,00.html
- Johannes Gutenberg. (2015). Retrieved August 30, 2016, from http://www.biography.com/people/johannes-gutenberg-9323828
Videos
Sabrina Huyett. (2014, March 3). How a Gutenberg printing press works [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLctAw4JZXE
International School History. (2015, May 18). Stephen Fry and the Gutenberg Press [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8svE2AjQWYE
This video is 1 hour long and has information about Johannes Gutenberg and may give some ideas for a museum piece.
Image References
Gutenberg bible [Image]. Oliviamoyers. Retrieved August 30, 2016, from https://oliviamoyers.wordpress.com/
Gutenberg [Image]. (n.d.). bloco de notas. Retrieved August 30, 2016, from https://projetoexp.wordpress.com/2007/04/18/gutenberg/