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...lecture system was justified in the time of Aquinas, when in many cases the only way to learn the doctrines of the master was to sit at the master's feet. Since that time, Gutenberg has invented the printing press, and recently even faster means have been found for duplicating the written word. These developments have entirely deprived the lecture system of its raison d'etre...
...watching an imaginary Fastnacht procession passing before them as they face the audience, and in the roles of low comics exchange opinions with the baritone about the history of Mainz. The exchange gives Hindemith the chance to let fly satirical shafts at some favorite targets. Thus, when Gutenberg and the printing press are mentioned, soloists and chorus sing...
Gridley looked at his watch. 4:30. There was just time to look at the new exhibit downstairs. He descended a magisterial, winding staircase and turned right into a large display salon whose bookshelves held nothing but incunabula, volumes from the cradle of printing between Gutenberg and 1500. The Houghton staff had just prepared an "Exhibit of Catalogues of Imaginary Books." In one case Gridley observed the "greatest of literary hoaxes," a brochure for the sale of the library of the Comte de Fortsas, 1840. Across the room was a "bibliography of the works of Sylvester Marmaduke (celebrated Aleutian Islands...
...Complete Handbook of Stone Printing, he told all his secrets, and thus, just as Gutenberg fathered the great industry of printing from type, Senefelder gave the world the basic process widely used in offset printing (though now usually from zinc plates rather than stone). But beyond its commercial uses, the lithograph has been especially dear to the artist. Through this medium, he can spread his message wide and yet know that no matter how many copies are made, each lithograph will retain his personal touch...
...well-known psychologist, Dr. McClelland was graduated from Wesleyan University in 1938 and received his Ph.D. from Yale in 1941. He holds honorary degrees from Harvard, Wesleyan and Mains (Johannes Gutenberg Universitat). Dr. McClelland is presently working on a project relating the need for achievement motivation to economic growth...