3 August 2008

For my printing and bibliophile friends - my dad put me on to this history of the Guttenberg Press by Stephen Fry.

This series of YouTube videos are of a BBC broadcast by Stephen Fry. The
piece is entitled "The Machine That Made Us" and chronicles a complete
recreation of the type, ink, paper and press that Gutenberg likely used to
print his famous 42 line Bible...a great historical piece and a fascinating
look at the whole process of early letterpress and its influence on the
world. Each part is approximately 10 minutes long..


Part 1/5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwPvYZhe-yQ&NR=1

Part 2/5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy1jVma9xX8&feature=related

Part 3/5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDyuCqJCR1k&feature=related

Part 4/5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1EtHIVeYUU&feature=related

Part 5/5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubSbVjO_FTg&feature=related

Enjoy!

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