"Incunabula at the Universitätsbibliothek Erlangen-Nürnberg in Context: interdisciplinary Case Studies and International Research Perspectives". The printed book was one of the most extraordinary revolutions of the Modern Age. Fifty years after the Gutenberg Bible was printed in Mainz around 1455, millions of printed books circulated in Europe, reaching a great number of people thanks to their accessible price; they had a strong impact on society and economy, spreading knowledge and ideas that are the basis of our contemporary society. Half a million incunabula – books printed before 1501 – survive today, being incredible witnesses to the late fifteenth century society and its reaction to such great technological innovation...
