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Before Gutenberg
BEFORE GUTENBERG In 1454, German printer Johannes Gutenberg founded the modern pub- lishing industry when he set the Latin Bible in lead-alloy mov able type and printed it on a wood printing press. But Gutenberg was not the first to invent printing or movable type.The first experimenters with the printing process were the Sumerians who cut into cylindrical stones symbols representing a signature and pressed the image into clay that was then baked.
The technique of reversed characters being inked onto paper was first developed by the Chinese who engraved images onto wood blocks as early as the eighth century: the first such book, The Diamond Sutra, was printed in 868. By the eleventh century, both Chinese and Korean printers were using clay, wood, bronze and iron to develop movable type.
The Chinese printer Pi Sheng was a leader in the field of setting individual ideograms in clay type.
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This intel reflects only one of my activities. I also write about and/or have websites on Vespa Scooters, Lambretta Scooters, Hardy Banana plants, Medical memorabilia, reborn baby dolls and much more. Hope you enjoyed the read, Philip Davey
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