Project Gutenberg 2006-08-03 Public domain in the USA. 114 Villeneuve, João 1777 Villeneuve, Jean de Villeneuve, Joao Primeira origem da arte de imprimir dada à luz pelo primeiros characteres Produced by Rita Farinha and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by National Library of Portugal (Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal).) "Primeira origem da arte" by João Villeneuve is a historical account written in the early 18th century. This work discusses the beginnings of the art of printing, exploring its origins, the innovations it brought to literature and communication, and its significance in society. Villeneuve focuses particularly on elucidating the contributions of early printers such as Johannes Gutenberg, weaving in anecdotes and claims from various regions that sought to claim the invention of this revolutionary technique. The book details Villeneuve's dedication to King John V of Portugal, presenting the new typefaces he created for the Royal Academy of Portuguese History. Throughout the text, he engages in a scholarly examination of the competing claims surrounding who invented printing, notably contrasting figures from Holland and Germany. The narrative unfolds in a manner that highlights the pivotal shift that printing technology caused in the dissemination of knowledge, comparing its impact to that of written language itself. Villeneuve underscores both the practical and cultural implications of printing, predicting its profound influence on education and the preservation of history for generations to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 26.5 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. pt Printing -- History Z Text PT História Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Engineering & Technology Category: Language & Communication 45998 2025-08-08T07:05:33.605299 text/html 45819 2025-01-08T07:23:20.016372 text/html 86952 2025-08-08T07:05:38.173366 application/epub+zip 85730 2025-08-08T07:05:36.176269 application/epub+zip 77422 2025-08-08T07:05:35.139242 application/epub+zip 186741 2025-08-08T07:05:39.605594 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179754 2025-08-08T07:05:37.569234 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 156006 2022-09-09T06:54:22.770725 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 36999 2025-08-08T07:05:33.252241 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 36668 2006-08-03T10:42:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17597 2025-08-08T07:05:39.728239 application/rdf+xml 13454 2025-08-08T07:05:35.628229 image/jpeg 3776 2025-08-08T07:05:35.382252 image/jpeg 14338 2006-08-03T10:42:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 84531 2025-08-08T07:05:33.610240 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog