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Oct 5, 1436
Gutenburg begins work on the printing press
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Feb 3, 1439
Invented
By German Blacksmith, Goldsmith, Johannes Gutenburg.
Printing ink into cloth or paper.
Used for newspapers -
Oct 5, 1440
Wooden Press
Gutenburg completed his wooden press which used movable metal type. -
Oct 5, 1444
Printing shop
Gutenburg sets up his printing shop in Mainz. -
Oct 5, 1455
First block printed Bilbe
The Biblia Pauperum, published in Germany. -
Oct 5, 1457
First known color printing
A Psalter, by Faust. -
Oct 5, 1476
Copper Engravings
First use of copper engravings instead of woodcuts for illustration. -
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.
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