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Nicolas de Larmessin, Johannes Gutenberg

Nicolas de Larmessin, Johannes Gutenberg
Nicolas de Larmessin, Johannes Gutenberg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

A seventeenth-century engraving of the bearded, fur-capped Gutenberg; no portrait made in his lifetime survives.

Source: the original on Wikimedia Commons, with its full record and licence.

—Senseshaper

Here endeth this leaf of Shaping Sense, called Nicolas de Larmessin, Johannes Gutenberg. Imprinted by Senseshaper Press at senseshaper.com, firſt ſet forth the ſeventh day of October, 2026. Free to read, ſhare and cite under CC BY‑NC 4.0. Finis.

Cite as
Fisher,
Zachary [Senseshaper].
“Nicolas de Larmessin, Johannes Gutenberg.”
Shaping Sense,
7 Oct. 2026,
senseshaper.com/larmessin-gutenberg.
Short form: Senseshaper, “Nicolas de Larmessin, Johannes Gutenberg.”

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Set in EB Garamond, 1456 Gutenberg and JSL Ancient. Text © Zachary Fisher, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 except where noted · Woodcuts and images not attributed to others © Zachary Fisher, all rights reserved