Printing press

Printing Press

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  • Gutenburg begins work on the printing press
    Oct 5, 1436

    Gutenburg begins work on the printing press

  • Invented
    Feb 3, 1439

    Invented

    By German Blacksmith, Goldsmith, Johannes Gutenburg.
    Printing ink into cloth or paper.
    Used for newspapers
  • Wooden Press
    Oct 5, 1440

    Wooden Press

    Gutenburg completed his wooden press which used movable metal type.
  • Printing shop
    Oct 5, 1444

    Printing shop

    Gutenburg sets up his printing shop in Mainz.
  • First block printed Bilbe
    Oct 5, 1455

    First block printed Bilbe

    The Biblia Pauperum, published in Germany.
  • First known color printing
    Oct 5, 1457

    First known color printing

    A Psalter, by Faust.
  • Copper Engravings
    Oct 5, 1476

    Copper Engravings

    First use of copper engravings instead of woodcuts for illustration.
  • Color Tint

    Color Tint

    Portraits begin to be printed in color. Instead of coloring by hand, printers now cut an extra wood block for every color in the image.