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A modern printing press that uses UV technology
How Gutenberg's printing press revolutionized literacy
See a working model of an early hand printing press
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How Gutenberg's printing press revolutionized literacy
A history of the printing press, including a discussion of Johannes Gutenberg's work.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
See a working model of an early hand printing press
A demonstration of printing on the type of press that was used in the 16th and 17th...
Video: Courtesy of Folger Shakespeare Library; CC-BY-SA 4.0 (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

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A modern printing press that uses UV technology
The modern press applies UV light to freshly applied ink, leading to instant drying...
© Moreno Soppelsa/Fotolia
Friedrich Koenig's mechanical platen press
Friedrich Koenig's mechanical platen press, 1811.
Courtesy of Koenig and Bauer AG
stop-cylinder printing machine
The first stop-cylinder printing machine, 1811, built by Friedrich Koenig and Andreas...
Courtesy of Koenig and Bauer AG
Linotype
A composed line, with matrices and spacebands, in a Linotype machine.
From Linotype Machine Principles, published by Mergenthaler Linotype Company, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1940
Johannes Gutenberg
Artist's visualization of Johannes Gutenberg in his workshop, showing his first proof...
Heritage Images—Hulton Archive/Getty Images
book printing
Impressio Librorum (Book Printing), plate 4 from the Nova Reperta...
Courtesy of the trustees of the British Museum; photograph, J.R. Freeman & Co. Ltd.
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