Across Europe, the increasing cultural self-awareness of its people led to the rise of proto- nationalism, accelerated by the flowering of the European vernacular languages to the detriment of Latin's status as lingua franca. The relatively unrestricted circulation of information-including revolutionary ideas-transcended borders, captured the masses in the Reformation, and threatened the power of political and religious authorities the sharp increase in literacy broke the monopoly of the literate elite on education and learning and bolstered the emerging middle class. In Renaissance Europe, the arrival of mechanical movable type printing introduced the era of mass communication which permanently altered the structure of society.
His major work, the Gutenberg Bible (also known as the 42-line Bible), was the first printed version of the Bible and has been acclaimed for its high aesthetic and technical quality. Gutenberg's printing technology spread rapidly throughout Europe and later the world. The use of movable type was a marked improvement on the handwritten manuscript, which was the existing method of book production in Europe, and upon woodblock printing, and revolutionized European book-making. The alloy was a mixture of lead, tin, and antimony that melted at a relatively low temperature for faster and more economical casting, cast well, and created a durable type.
Gutenberg's method for making type is traditionally considered to have included a type metal alloy and a hand mould for casting type. His truly epochal invention was the combination of these elements into a practical system that allowed the mass production of printed books and was economically viable for printers and readers alike. His many contributions to printing include: the invention of a process for mass-producing movable type the use of oil-based ink for printing books adjustable molds mechanical movable type and the use of a wooden printing press similar to the agricultural screw presses of the period. While not the first to use movable type in the world, in 1439 Gutenberg was the first European to do so. It played a key role in the development of the Renaissance, Reformation, Age of Enlightenment, and Scientific Revolution, as well as laying the material basis for the modern knowledge-based economy and the spread of learning to the masses. His work started the Printing Revolution in Europe and is regarded as a milestone of the second millennium, ushering in the modern period of human history. 1400 – 3 February 1468) was a German inventor, printer, publisher, and goldsmith who introduced printing to Europe with his mechanical movable-type printing press. Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg ( / ˈ ɡ uː t ən b ɜːr ɡ/ c. The invention of the movable-type printing press Other search options in the drop-down menu are "Title Starts With", "Title Contains", and "Author".Mainz, Electorate of Mainz, Holy Roman Empire Then either push the Enter key on your keyboard, or click the GO! button. To use this method, simply type a word, words, or phrase into the blank at the top of the screen. NOTE: For searches with "AND", "OR", etc, use More Search Options. Word order and letter case do not matter. You'll be presented with the list of library items based on their relevancy to your search.
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