Eric Marshall White is the Scheide Librarian and Assistant University Librarian for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts at Princeton University. His publications include Editio princeps: A History of the Gutenberg Bible (2017), which won the DeLong Prize for outstanding book in the field of book history.
Eric Marshall White’s Johannes Gutenberg: A Biography in Books brings us as close to Gutenberg as the evidence allows: stripping away myth and guesswork, this book is invigorating and hard to put down. * Erik Kwakkel, Professor at the University of British Columbia School of Information, and author of Books Before Print * There is no better guide to the inventive genius of Johannes Gutenberg than Eric Marshall White, and this wise, beautifully written and deeply learned work will be an instant classic. * Andrew Pettegree, Bishop Wardlaw Professor of History, University of St Andrews, and author of Brand Luther and The Book at War *