The Invention and History of the Printing Press
The printing press is considered one of the most important inventions in history. Without the printing press, it would not be possible for us to read any of the tangible works we encounter every day. From books to magazines to newspapers, the printing press made it possible to produce literature and reading material in great quantities. The printing press is credited for advocating and supporting literacy throughout the world. The printing press has gone through many changes and modifications over the years due to new discoveries and ever changing technologies, however, the idea still remains the same. Below you will find information on the early forms of paper, the history of books, the trials and errors of the different printing methods and how the printing press we use today evolved.
Early Forms of Paper and Printing
- The history of print until 1399
- The Cuneiform Writing System in Ancient Mesopotamia: Emergence and Evolution
- The History of Paper
- Cai Lun: The Chinese Inventor of Paper
- Papyrus: A Brief History
- Differences between Parchment, Vellum and Paper
- A Brief History Of Paper
- History of Mexican Amate Bark Papers
- History of Books
- Asia's Influence on Type and Printing
- The Book of Kells
- The Evolution of the Book
- Diamond Sutra, the World's Oldest Dated Printed Book
- Papermaking and the Paper Industry
- History of the Book
- Religion in Print
Scriptorium
- The Medieval Scriptorium
- Secrets of Scriptoria
- Medieval Book Production and Monastic Life
- Monastic Scriptoria and theTransmission of Texts
- The Scriptorium Collection - Printing Tools
- Between Scriptorium and Printing Press
- The Role of Printing in Medieval and Reformation Europe
History, Inspiration and Invention of the Printing Press
- Printing Press History
- The Invention and History of the Printing Press
- History of Printing Timeline
- Printing & Movable Type - China in 1000 CE
- Chinese Invention: World's First Known Movable Type Printing
- History of Chinese Invention - The Invention of Movable Print
- The Printed Image in the West: Woodcut
- Woodblock Printing
- The Invention of Woodblock Printing in the Tang and Song Dynasties
- Bisheng: Chinese Inventor of Movable Type
- U.S. National Library of Medicine: History of Printing
- Luther and the Printing Press
- All About Printing
- History of the Book: The Invention and Spread of Printing
- Printing History in the Arabic-Speaking World
- The Evolution of Print
- History of Book Printing
- The Evolution of the Printing Press (in Videos!)
- EVOLUTION OF PRINTING
- American Printing History Association
Johann Gutenburg Printing Press
- Library of Congress Bible Collection - Gutenberg Bible
- Biography: Johannes Gutenberg
- Johannes Gutenberg Biography for Kids
- History.com - 7 Things You May Not Know About the Gutenberg Bible
- Gutenberg - The Infancy of Printing
- The Gutenberg Bible - 500-year-old book that shaped history
- Gutenberg and the History of the Printed Bible
- Feb 23, 1455 CE: Gutenberg Bible Published
- Gutenberg and the Printing Press
- The Gutenberg Bible: The first major work printed in Europe with movable metal type.
- Johann Gutenberg Movable Type Printing Press
- All About The Gutenberg Press
- The American Society of Mechanical Engineers: Johannes Gutenberg
- Johann Gutenberg and the Birth of the Printed Page
How the Printing Press Works
- Encyclopedia Britannica: Printing press
- Explain That Stuff: How printing works
- How a Printing Press Works
- See inside the Gutenberg printing press
- The History Guide: The Printing Press
- The invention of the printing press
- What is Letterpress in Printing
- Letterpress Printing