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Jan 1, 1440
Johannes Guttenberg
Invented printing with ink on paper -
Period: Jan 1, 1440 to
History of Printing
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Jan 1, 1460
Woocuts in Germany
The earliest known book using woodcuts was printed in Germany -
Jan 1, 1470
Roman letters
Standard roman lowercase letters and capital letters assumed there current form -
Jan 1, 1476
Printing in England
Printing introduced into England by William Caxton in 1476 -
Jan 1, 1494
First paper mill invented
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Jan 1, 1535
first printing press in new world
First printing press in new world was established in Mexico -
Jan 1, 1546
Roman typeface
John Day was first English designer of the roman typeface -
First press in British colonies
The first press in British colonies made its appearance in Massachusetts -
Stephen Daye press
The Stephen Daye press was invented -
First piece printed
The first piece printed by the stephen daye press was The Freeman’s Oath -
John Baskerville
John Baskerville, who is regarded as the father of fine printing was born -
Ink factory in America
The first ink factory was established in America -
Thomas Bewick
In 1770, Thomas Bewick developed the technique of using a special engraving tool for cutting across the grain -
First cylinder press
The first successful cylinder press was the steam-powered cylinder press built in London -
First typesetting machine
First typesetting machine was created by Dr. William Church -
First Rotary press
Richard Hoe perfected the first rotary press -
First web press
First web press invented by William bullock -
Invention of the linotype
Invention of the linotype by Ottmar Mergenthaler -
Monotype Invented
Monotype invented by Tolbert lanston in 1887 -
The first printing production operation was typesetting with the introduction of Fotosetter in 1949
