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short note on the Gutenberg press

Answer 1

Johann Gutenberg was a German goldsmith and inventor, credited with the inventing of the movable type printing in Europe.
Gutenberg was the son of a Merchant, and his childhood was spent on a large agricultural estate. From his childhood, he had seen wine and olive presses. By and by he learnt the art of polishing stones and became a master goldsmith and also acquired the expertise to create lead moulds used for making trinkets. Using this knowledge, Gutenberg adapted the existing technology to design his innovation. The olive press became the base model for the printing press and moulds were used for casting the metal types for the letters of the alphabet. By 1448, Gutenberg perfected the system.In 1445, Gutenberg published his 42-lines Bible, commonly known as Gutenberg's Bible.About 180 copies were printed most on paper and some on vellum.

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The Gutenberg Press ‘Gutenberg’ press was the first printing press of Europe. It was invented by Johann Gutenberg of Strasbourg. He grew up in a large agricultural estate and had knowledge and experience in operating olive and wine presses. The olive press provided him the model for the printing press and he used moulds for casting metal types for letters of the alphabet. He invented the printing press around the year 1448.

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