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Fest - tableau zu der vierten säcular-feier der erfindung der buchdruckerkunst
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | Germany--Leipzig |
| Description | Print shows an allegorical scene with men working in a printer's shop at presses and setting type beneath a large circle with angels holding a cornucopia over a globe, they are encircled by stars and images of inventions, at the base is "1840"; at the top of the print, between portraits of "Johannes Guttenberg" and "Peter Schoeffer", is the date "1440"; at the bottom of the print is a man writing in a large book. Background vignettes show a steamboat and a steam locomotive. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Popular Graphic Arts |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Inventions--1840-1850. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Publishing industry--Germany--Leipzig--1840-1850. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Printing presses--Germany--Leipzig--1840-1850. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Gutenberg, Johann,--1397?-1468. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Schöffer, Peter,--approximately 1425-approximately 1502. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Book fairs--Germany--Leipzig--1840-1850. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
