Printing press
The printing press is a mechanical device for printing multiple copies of a text on rectangular sheets of paper. It was first invented in China in 1041. It was reinvented in the West by a German goldsmith and eventual printer, Johann Gutenberg in the 1450s. Apart from Gutenberg, the Dutch Laurens Janszoon Coster has also been credited with this invention.
References
Fontaine, Jean-Paul. L'aventure du livre: Du manuscrit medieval a nos jours. Paris: Bibliotheque de l'image, 1999.
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| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Development of the printing press |
| ► | Impact of printing |
| ► | The art of book printing |
| ► | Printing in the industrial age |
| ► | References |
| ► | See also |
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