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Johann Gutenberg. Important Individuals of the Renaissance. Printing…. Where in history have we seen printing before? Woodblock printing in China in the 3 rd century and Egypt in the 4 th century AD! The Crusades help spread the idea of block printing to Europe in the 14 th century - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Johann Gutenberg
Important Individuals of the Renaissance
Where in history have we seen printing
before? Woodblock printing in China in the 3rd century
and Egypt in the 4th century AD! The Crusades help spread the idea of block
printing to Europe in the 14th century Movable type developed in China 400 years
prior to Gutenberg’s printing press!
Printing…
1398-1468 German printer, blacksmith,
goldsmith Developed the movable
type printing press and introduced his machine in 1439
Printed the famous Gutenberg Bible in 1456
Johann Gutenberg
Gutenberg’s Printing
Press
Johann Gutenberg
So?
Why is this significant?