Printing Press By douglr Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1700 Printing Press trends Jan 1, 1436 Gutenberg begins working on his printing press May 4, 1446 "Poem of the Last Judment" printed by gutenberg Apr 1, 1450 Gutenberg begins printing the bible Jan 1, 1452 Metal plates are for the printing press are first used in Europe Jan 1, 1457 First known printing with colour Jan 1, 1465 Germans invented drypoint engravings Jan 1, 1476 William Caxton begins useing a gutenberg printing press in england Jan 1, 1495 First paper mill opened in england Jan 1, 1501 italic type first used Jan 1, 1605 First weekly newspaper published in Antwerp Jan 1, 1611 King James Bible is published Jan 1, 1691 the first paper mill opened in the American colonies
