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Renaissance Secrets: What Did Gutenberg Invent?

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Johannes Gutenberg's 1440 Bible is credited as one of the first books to use a printing press. John Guy looks at claims that the book's irregular type proves Gutenberg had not perfected the process. Last in series.
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Presenter:
John Guy
Director:
Ollie Tait
Producer:
Dick Taylor
Source: Radio Times

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