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Sebastian Brant: Das Narrenschiff
This is not an expensive facsimile but a new edition, with slight linguistic modifications, of Sebastian Brant's famous moral satire from 1494, the Ship of Fools. Each chapter begins with a woodcut, with ca. three quarters of the illustrations by Albrecht Dürer. Marix-Verlag. B/w, hardback. 320 pages.

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Das Narrenschiff
Cornelia Schneider. On February 11 1494 the Johann Bergmann von Olpe printing workshop published Das Narrenschiff (Ship of Fools) by Sebastian Brant. This mirror on society was one of the first printed books to become a bestseller, as the many reprints and editions in a whole host of languages illustrate. In this new edition of the 1994 exhibition catalogue Cornelia Schneider explores for the first time the printing history of this fascinating book and the effect it had on all who read it. Gutenberg Museum, Mainz, 2nd edition, 2004. Serial publication, vol. 1. Hardback. 160 pages.

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Das Blockbuch im Mittelalter
Catalogue of the block book exhibition held at the Gutenberg Museum in 1991, containing numerous black-and-white illustrations of the exhibits, extensive essays on the subject, a plan (with a concordance of titles) and a bibliography. Paperback. 456 pages. German edition.

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400 Jahre Zeitung
Hard cover, 500 pages, Bremen 2008

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Gift tags for books
This gift tag in the shape of a book contains quotes from the literature of the world which extol the virtues of the book. Ideal if you're thinking of giving a book as a present. Four different designs; please state preferences when ordering (A, B, C or D).

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100+11 for Gutenberg
100+11 für Gutenberg Das Weltmuseum der Druckkunst wird 111! Spenden Sie uns noch mehr Hundert und Elf: 11 €, 11,11 €, 111 €, 1111 € oder 10011 €! Nach oben sind keine Grenzen gesetzt! .....

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