How Long to Read Gutenberg and the Impact of Printing

How Long Does it Take to Read Gutenberg and the Impact of Printing?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 3 minutes to read Gutenberg and the Impact of Printing by Stephan Füssel

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

From typefounding through typesetting to the printing process itself, this narrative offers a fresh look at the unprecedented success story of the spread of the 'black art' right across Europe in a mere 40 years. Stephan Füssel here analyses the first early printings, placing them in the context of the history of communication and the intellectual climate of a Europe-wide educated elite by about 1500. He foregrounds the tremendous rise in European culture and the history of education experienced as a direct result of this media revolution. In separate chapters Füssel depicts the fast spreading of the art of printing to Italy, France and England, at the same time highlighting the importance of the art of printing for the Roman Catholic Church, the Reformation, the University and the economy. From herbals to a guide for midwives, the present book shows popular instruction at work in the vernacular, as well as the consolidation of knowledge into encyclopedias in the early modern period, and the emergence of new forms of the prose novel and the beginnings of newspapers and periodicals. Finally Stephan Füssel traces the modern resonances of Gutenberg's invention, which persisted in virtually unchanged form for a further 350 years. It underwent decisive technological change through industrialisation and mechanisation in the nineteenth century, and again through digitalisation at the close of the twentieth century. However, as Füssel shows, the mass diffusion of information and the related communications revolution which began with Gutenberg continue unabated.

How long is Gutenberg and the Impact of Printing?

Gutenberg and the Impact of Printing by Stephan Füssel is 242 pages long, and a total of 60,984 words.

This makes it 82% the length of the average book. It also has 75% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Gutenberg and the Impact of Printing Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 33 minutes to read Gutenberg and the Impact of Printing aloud.

What Reading Level is Gutenberg and the Impact of Printing?

Gutenberg and the Impact of Printing is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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