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Printing press

Machine that pushes paper against inked movable type; Johannes Gutenberg designed and built the first known mechanized one in Europe, about 1439–1450.

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1439–c. 1450
Also known as
Gutenberg press, Movable-type printing press
Over time
  1. Span 1439–c. 1450
  2. developed by Johannes Gutenberg 1439–c. 1450

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  1. 1439–c. 1450 Printing press
  2. 1439–c. 1450 Johannes Gutenberg developed Printing press
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  1. Johannes Gutenberg, Encyclopaedia Britannica. Scholarship & press
    Johannes Gutenberg is known for having designed and built the first known mechanized printing press in Europe.
    Johannes Gutenberg is known for having designed and built the first known mechanized printing press in Europe. In 1455 he used it to print the Gutenberg Bible, which is one of the earliest books in the world to be printed from movable type.
  2. Printing press, Encyclopaedia Britannica. Scholarship & press Archived copy
    The earliest mention of a mechanized printing press in Europe appears in a lawsuit in Strasbourg in 1439; it reveals construction of a press for Johannes Gutenberg and his associates.
    Gutenberg used his press to print an edition of the Bible in 1455; this Bible is the first complete extant book in the West, and it is one of the earliest books printed from movable type.
  3. Printing, Encyclopaedia Britannica. Scholarship & press Archived copy
    European writing was based on an alphabet composed of a limited number of abstract symbols. This simplifies the problems involved in developing techniques for the use of movable type manufactured in series.
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