A world forever changed... In 1450, all of western Europe's books were hand-copied and amounted to no more than are in a modern public library. By 1500, printed books numbered in the millions. Johann Gutenberg's invention of movable type ignited the explosion of art, literature, and scientific research that accelerated the Renaissance and led directly to the Modern Age.
Introduction: The Third Revolution
Chapter 1: A Golden City, Tarnished
Chapter 2: The Strasbourg Adventure
Chapter 3: A Hercules Labouring for Unity
Chapter 4: Something in the Air
Chapter 5: The Secret Revealed
Chapter 6: In Search of a Bestseller
Chapter 9: Pressing to the Limits
Chapter 10: Christendom Divided, the World United
Appendix 1: The 42-Line Bible: A Possible: Balance Sheet
Appendix 2: German Printers Abroad: The First Wave