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Printer's Error

Irreverent Stories from Book History

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Printer's Error

By: Rebecca Romney, J. P. Romney
Narrated by: J.P. Romney
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Since the Gutenberg Bible first went on sale in 1455, printing has been viewed as one of the highest achievements of human innovation. But the march of progress hasn't been smooth; downright bizarre is more like it. Printer's Error chronicles some of the strangest and most humorous episodes in the history of Western printing. Take, for example, the Gutenberg Bible. While the book is regarded as the first printed work in the Western world, Gutenberg's name doesn't appear anywhere on it.

Today, Johannes Gutenberg is recognized as the father of Western printing. But for the first few hundred years after the invention of the printing press, no one knew who printed the first book. This long-standing mystery took researchers down a labyrinth of ancient archives and libraries, and unearthed surprising details, such as the fact that Gutenberg's financier sued him, repossessed his printing equipment, and started his own printing business afterward.

Like the works of Sarah Vowell, John Hodgman, and Ken Jennings, Printer's Error is a rollicking ride through the annals of time and the printed word.

©2017 J. P. Romney and Rebecca Romney (P)2017 Tantor Literary History & Criticism Writing & Publishing Witty World Funny Middle Ages Words, Language & Grammar Innovations History & Culture

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"A spritely visit to the land of rare books." ( Kirkus)

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This is a fun book by people that love humanity, love our history, and love books. It is a series of short looks into fascinating historical instances around the printed word.

Fun

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This book was interesting from the 1st page. The authors weave A series of interesting facts and stories into a Eloquence although irreverent story books printing and most Importantly People.

I love this one

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Steeped in lore and mischievous storytelling, I found myself laughing and thoroughly engaged.

Kudos to J.P. Romney for pulling off a great performance.

Porn for Ye Old Bibliophiles

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Far more history than necessary, and not much of it was interesting. The writing was okay, and the research must have been substantial, but four hours was all I could take.

Pretty Dull

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Interesting take on a history few know. Some of the jokes were a bit much, but that's all good.

very good

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