how
printing
press was
developed
in
Japan, Europe
& China.
Answers
Buddhist monasteries from China introduced hand-printing technology into Japan around AD 768-770.
The oldest printed Japanese book was the Buddhist ‘Diamond Sutra’ with woodcut illustrations.
Pictures were printed on textiles, playing cards and paper money.
Printing of visual material led to interesting publishing practices.
Bi Sheng (990–1051) develop the first known movable-type system for printing in china around 1040 AD during the Northern Song dynasty, using ceramic materials. ... When the frame was full, the whole made one solid block of type. He then placed it near the fire to warm it.In europe, the printing press did not appear until 150 years after Wang Chen's innovations. Goldsmith and inventor Johannes Gutenberg was a political exile from Mainz, Germany, when he began experimenting with printer.