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Historic Events
Gutenberg Printing Press
Mainz, Germany · c. 1455
Johannes Gutenberg’s movable-type press fused the wine-press screw, oil-based ink, and reusable cast letters into a reproducible system. His 42-line Bible ignited mass literacy and reshaped Western thought.
Key specifications
Year
c. 1455
Bibles printed
~180
Pages each
1,282
Type lines
42 / page
Sheet 008 · Plate 1 of 1 · 1:1 infographic
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