Accordion-fold book from the Fliegenkopf manual typesetting workshop
In Hamburg lebten zwei Ameisen,
die wollten nach Australien reisen.
Bei Altona auf der Chaussee,
da taten ihnen die Beine weh.
Und da verzichteten sie weise,
dann auf den letzten Teil der Reise.
Joachim Ringelnatz: Die Ameisen. Miniature accordion-fold book, hand set, letterpress print; format: 2 x 2 cm; wrapped in a film band and packed in a transparent box. Typesetting workshop Fliegenkopf. (Miniature accordion-fold book, volume 1). German edition.Comes with two tiny Murano glass ants.
Typing errors happen – yet with this letter of indulgence, issued at the Gutenberg Museum in the name of Johannes Gutenberg himself, you now have the chance to redeem at least this minor sin! It gives you seven years, seven months and seven days of atonement – a real bargai.
The print is letterpress printed on handmade paper at the Gutenberg Museum. Format: ca. 29 x 42 cm. German edition.
A scarf for letterpress maniacs!Our elegant letterpress scarf is adorned with a shower of letters – hiding the name
»Johannes Gutenberg«. On one end of the scarf, a
»G«
depicts the written history from the textura font of Gutenberg to the DIN standard font.This soft scarf is made from 100% pure combed, organic cotton and is a perfect match for our Gutenberg wool knit hat. The print colours are water-based and conform to the environmental standards (GOTS).Size: approx. 77 in. x 13 in.
In Gutenberg’s day and age wine wasn’t just a mere drink but an elixir – and also a form of payment. Part of Gutenberg’s pension was remunerated in wine. Whereas the wine-growing and production techniques of the 15th century usually produced rather acidic vintages, the wines in our special Johañes Gensfleisch edition (as Johannes Gutenberg was christened) are of high quality, pleasant to the taste and gentle on the palate – and typical of the wine-growing area of Rheinhessen.
Spätburgunder (Pinot noir) is one of the oldest varieties of grape in the world. Originally from France, it came to Germany via Lake Constance before arriving in Rheinhessen. Gutenberg and his contemporaries would have been familiar with this grape. Our Spätburgunder is a dry, expressive vintage from 2018 and the perfect accompaniment to a good meal or evening read. It comes from the Mainz winery of
Bernhard Stenner. The label quotes a passage in the Gutenberg Bible: “Et deficiente vino dicit mater Jesu ad eum: Vinum non habent” – When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to Him, ‘They have no wine’.
In Gutenberg’s day and age wine wasn’t just a mere drink but an elixir – and also a form of payment. Part of Gutenberg’s pension was remunerated in wine. Whereas the wine-growing and production techniques of the 15th century usually produced rather acidic vintages, the wines in our special Johañes Gensfleisch edition (as Johannes Gutenberg was christened) are of high quality, pleasant to the taste and gentle on the palate – and typical of the wine-growing area of Rheinhessen.
Riesling was common to our region during Gutenberg's lifetime and went under the name of Ruessling. It only began to be recognised as an excellent grape for white wine at the end of the 16th century, however. From this point on its success has been unstoppable! Our dry Riesling is a 2018 vintage and comes from the Mainz winery of
Bernhard Stenner. The label quotes a passage in the Gutenberg Bible: “Et deficiente vino dicit mater Jesu ad eum: Vinum non habent” – When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to Him, ‘They have no wine’.
»Et calix meus inebrians«
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And my Cup will never run dry
These famous words from Genesis adorn our mug in the typographically perfect textura of the Gutenberg Bible. The juxtaposition of the standard type of the 15th century and a modern DIN font builds a typographical bridge to our modern world.
Youthful, ambitious Peter Schoeffer is on the verge of
professional success as a scribe in Paris when his foster father, wealthy
merchant and bookseller Johann Fust, summons him home to corrupt, feud-plagued
Mainz to meet “a most amazing man.” Johann Gutenberg, a driven and caustic
inventor, has devised a revolutionary—and to some, blasphemous—method of
bookmaking: a machine he calls a printing press. Fust is financing Gutenberg’s
workshop and he orders Peter to become Gutenberg’s apprentice. Resentful at
having to abandon a prestigious career as a scribe, Peter begins his education
in the “darkest art.”As his skill grows, so too does his admiration for Gutenberg
and his dedication to their daring venture: copies of the Holy Bible. But
mechanical difficulties and the crushing power of the Catholic Church threaten
their work. As outside forces align against them, Peter finds himself torn
between the genius and the merchant, the old ways and the new. He and the men
he admires must work together to prevail against overwhelming obstacles—a
battle that will change history . . . and irrevocably transform them.Alix Christie: Gutenberg's Apprentice. A novel. Paperback, 432 pages. Harper Perennial 2015. English edition
Von Gutenberg zum World Wide Web. Aspekte der Wirkungsgeschichte von Gutenbergs Erfindung - zur Neukonzeption des Mainzer Gutenberg-Museums. Hrsg. von Stephan Füssel. Softcover, 113 pages, Harrassowitz 2022. German edition
From widows to blacks: the language of printers and compositors Our card games explains the traditional lingo of the graphic arts, complete with caricatures by Klaus Wilinski. This is an eye-opener for all those who want to brush up on their general knowledge
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and a walkover for those who know all the answers!Die Bleilaus. Der Schwarze Peter der Druckkunst. 38 playing cards. Gutenberg-Shop 2018.
German edition
Unusual, in style and educationalOur new Memo-G game uses 12 great „scripts“ of the last 600 years. Some famous, others often used but not called by name – an ideal gift for children and adults and for typographers. Including infobooklet.Memo-G. 12 typefaces - 24 cards. Stefan Matlik for the Gutenberg-Museum, 2016.
This beautiful, high-quality writing paper is based on our illuminated sheet from Genesis which is an exact copy of the respective page in the Gutenberg Bible held at the State Library in Berlin. What could provide a nobler and worthier template for your correspondence?Available in three sizes, each containing ten sheets of paper and ten envelopes.
large: 16,5 x 22,5 cm medium: 11,5 x 16,5 cm small: 8,5 x 13,5 cm
Graphic Novel
In 1438, William of Diest, the bishop Strasborg, alerted Pope Eugene IV that numerous copies of Sibyl's Prophecy, a heretical poem by Konrad Schmid, were circulating in his city. What troubled the bishop, was that all the copies were absolutelyy identical, as if the scribe tasked with copying them had been able to reproduce the same text an infinite number of times without the tiniest difference.This intrigued the Pope enough for him to ask his friend Cosimo de' Medici to investigate it. So in December 1438, four Italian cut-throats embarked for Strasbourg. They very quickly focused on a Mainz exile by the name of Johannes Gensfleisch, known as Gutenberg. In reality, with his partners Andreas Dritzehn, Hans Rifle and Andreas Heilmann, Gutenberg had founded an enterprise that was far more mysterious...Graphic Novel about Johannes Gutenberg's time in Straßburg 1438, illustrated by Roger Seiter.
Vincent Wagner and Roger Seiter: Gutenberg and the secret of the Sibyl. Hardback, 72 pages, Éditions du Signe 2018. English edition.
Graphic Novel about Johannes Gutenberg's time in Straßburg 1438, illustrated by Roger Seiter.
Vincent Wagner and Roger Seiter: Gutenberg et le secret de la Sibylle. Hardback, 72 pages, Éditions du Signe 2018. French edition.
Arthur Dieckhoff: Johannes und das Blaubeerschwein oder: Neues über die Erfindung der Buchdrucker-Kunst. Mit typografischen Schweinebildern von Ralf Mauer. Hard Cover, 44 pages, Schwarze Kunst 2014. German edition.
The orphan Martin comes to Johannes Gutenberg’s workshop as an apprentice to work under top-secret conditions on the invention of the book printing process. But soon things are stolen from the workshop which pose great danger to the business. When Martin becomes a suspect of this theft himself, he decides to try to find the real thieves. Can the neighbour’s daughter Klara help him? Or is she working with the thieves?This thrilling story about Martin and Klara leads the reader directly into Gutenberg’s 15th century workshop where the printing press invention was made that changed the world. Regine Koelpin and Gitta Edelmann. Johannes Gutenberg und die verschwundenen Lettern. A historic Children’s Mystery. Paperback, 240 pages. Illustrated by Juno Sommer. Gutenberg Foundation 2019.
German edition
Attention all calligraphers! You can find a vast selection of calligraphy quills at our shop. These include tension (bandzug) quills, ornamental quills, drawing quills, poster quills and music staff quills in various thicknesses and widths. Note: The pictured pen holders are not part of the product and have to be purchased seperately
Table decoration from the 15th centuryThese beautiful marble tiles were designed based on paintings from the Berlin copy of the Gutenberg Bible. With a felt-coated underside, they are well suited as coasters for bottles or glasses. But they can also be used as paperweights or simply as unique decorative objects.Size: 10 x 10 cm
Lend your correspondence a personal note – with a seal bearing your initial. Our seals are turned in solid brass and hand-engraved with a letter in English calligraphic script.
We have put together an entire alphabet of splendid illuminated initials from the 15th century, copied from originals in the existing Gutenberg Bibles. We are now proud to present them on genuine Veronese Carrara marble tiles measuring 10 x 10 cm. The coasters have a cork backing to prevent them from slipping, making them perfect drink mats for glasses and bottles. Both beautiful and solid, they are also ideal as paperweights – or simply for decoration.
Limited editions of two further Smallest Books are available while stocks last. "I Love You" is bound in red leather with a gold heart embossed on the front cover and contains the words "I love you" in twelve languages: English, German, French, Italian, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Slovenian and Sanskrit.
Note: The cent is only for view and not part of the offered product.
These unusual napkins, which quote the Nativity from, the Gospel According to Luke in the New Testament, are a real eye-catcher on the dinner table. Reading about the birth of Baby Jesus in Bethlehem we begin to feel some of the true meaning of Christmas: light and warmth, hope and joy, love and comfort.Gutenberg Bible napkins. Reproduced as a five-colour print. 20 serviettes in a packet.
