(1400-1468) German printer of the Renaissance

Johannes Gutenberg

(1400-1468) German printer of the Renaissance

A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a medium (such as paper or cloth), thereby transferring an image. The systems involved were first assembled in Germany by the goldsmith Johann Gutenberg in ca. 1439.

Printing Press

A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a medium…