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Johannes Gutenberg

Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg (Mainz c. 1398 - 1468)
German goldsmith, credited with being the inventor of the mechanical printing press
(Wikipedia)

artist unknown
1925/50

Description

Stone bust.

Inscription(s)

JOHANNES
GUTENBERG

ioanni gutenbergio primo artis
typographicae inventori ioanni
fusto et petro schoeffero primis
artis noviter inventae sociis
et completoribus veteribus
..ouilimis harum aedum quondam
'zum jungen' ubi ars typographici
suas natales et incrementa
habuit prima officina condita
perpetuae memoriae causa hoc
monumentum errectum est

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste der Denkmäler, Brunnen und Skulpturen in Mainz.
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (Hrsg.): Kunstlandschaft Campus (2006) (PDF on-line).

Locatie (N 49°59'42" - E 8°14'40") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: derp204; Photograph: 1 October 2012
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