HFM 140 | Why We Have Gutenberg All Wrong

History in Five Minutes Podcast

English - June 27, 2016 07:12 - 7 minutes - 3.35 MB - ★★★★ - 97 ratings
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Gutenberg's moveable type printing press was the prime mover of the Renaissance. From his machine came millions of books, leading to the democratization of knowledge, the fall of the papacy, and the rise of reason.

But what if this wasn't Gutenberg's goal? What if he was a happy client of the papacy? What if he worked directly with the medieval church to sell indulgences?

Turns out he did.

Learn more in this episode.

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Gutenberg’s moveable type printing press was the prime mover of the Renaissance. From his machine came millions of books, leading to the democratization of knowledge, the fall of the papacy, and the rise of reason.

But what if this wasn’t Gutenberg’s goal? What if he was a happy client of the papacy? What if he worked directly with the medieval church to sell indulgences?