Презентация "Johannes Gutenberg"

Johannes Gutenberg

Was a German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher who introduced printing to Europe with the printing press.

Date of birth:

conventionally considered 24 June 1400 (the day of John the Baptist)

Place of birth:

Mainz, Holy Roman Empire

Date of death: February 12, 1468 Place of death: Mainz, Mainz kurfurste, the Holy Roman Empire

Interesting fact : the Exact date of birth of Gutenberg unknown.

Changed the name of the father - Gensplash on the mother's family name, Gutenberg.

Johann Gutenberg was born in Mainz patrician family File Gensplash Elsa Wirich.

With 1434 1444 for years he lived in Strasbourg, engaged in polishing semi-precious stones (agate, onyx) and making mirrors for pilgrims, which was very popular among believers

The invention of the printing press

The ingenious invention of Gutenberg was, what he made of metal "moving" convex letters carved in reverse (mirror image), they were recruited from the string and using a special press were stamped on paper.

Гениальное изобретение Гутенберга заключалось в том, что он сделал из металла "движущиеся" выпуклые буквы, вырезанные в обратном направлении (зеркальное изображение), их завербовали из струны и с помощью специального пресса штамповали на бумаге.

The book of the inventor.

In February 1450, Gutenberg began the preparation of the work of his life – the Bible, which will forever remain a monument of the art of printing. The printing of the book lasted five years and cost Gutenberg his printing press.

В феврале 1450 года Гутенберг приступил к подготовке труда своей жизни – Библии, которая навсегда останется памятником типографского искусства. Печатание книги продолжалось пять лет и стоило Гутенбергу его типографии.

Until 1456 he cast at least five different fonts, printed a Latin grammar Elia Donati, several papal indulgences.

And also two of the Bible, 36-line and 42-line; the latter, known as the Mazarin Bible, printed in the years 1453-1455.

Johann Gutenberg monuments in Mainz, Strasbourg and Frankfurt, as well as in Vienna.