The Gutenberg Press
1.) What is Johannes Gutenberg credited with?
Inventing a printing press with movable type
Inventing a printing press with movable type
2.) Post a photo of the Gutenberg Press.
3.) How did the printing press work?
It was a hard press in which ink was rolled over a raised surface of movable hand-set black letters held within a wooden form
It was a hard press in which ink was rolled over a raised surface of movable hand-set black letters held within a wooden form
4.) What motivated Gutenberg to find a better way of creating books?
When he was young he watched jewerlers and goldsmiths work and reading books motivated him to want to create something like the press
When he was young he watched jewerlers and goldsmiths work and reading books motivated him to want to create something like the press
5.) Why did Gutenberg experiment with metal type versus wood type?
Metal could be produced much faster and when using wood it would often rip the pages and as soon as one thing was found wrong with the wood it was thrown away. Also metal cast well in the die, it would melt at low tempatures and it was more durable in the press
Metal could be produced much faster and when using wood it would often rip the pages and as soon as one thing was found wrong with the wood it was thrown away. Also metal cast well in the die, it would melt at low tempatures and it was more durable in the press
6.) Post an example of movable type in a type case.
7.) What is moveable type?
Uses moveable type to reproduce the same elements of a document
Uses moveable type to reproduce the same elements of a document
8.) What is a matrix?
A hard metal punch that is hammered into a softer copper bar, it was used to recreate hundreds of thousands of identical characters
A hard metal punch that is hammered into a softer copper bar, it was used to recreate hundreds of thousands of identical characters
9.) What ink did Gutenberg develop that he used specifically for the printing press?
Oil-based ink because it was more durable than water based ink
Oil-based ink because it was more durable than water based ink
10.) What is paper made from? Where did paper originate?
It is made from wood pulp and it originated in the China in 105 AD
It is made from wood pulp and it originated in the China in 105 AD
11.) What is a "substrate"?
An extract from a certian material
An extract from a certian material
12.) Who did Gutenberg seek to help with the invention of the press? Close to the end of the 5 years, what happened?
John Fust. At the end of five years if Gutenberg did not pay Fust back then Fust would take the press and all of the materials with him. At the end of the five years Gutenberg had only printed 200 of the 300 Bibles he promised to print so Fust sued Gutenberg for the money, the judge ruled that Gutenberg had to give Fust the rest of the Bibles along with the actual press and all of the materials :(
John Fust. At the end of five years if Gutenberg did not pay Fust back then Fust would take the press and all of the materials with him. At the end of the five years Gutenberg had only printed 200 of the 300 Bibles he promised to print so Fust sued Gutenberg for the money, the judge ruled that Gutenberg had to give Fust the rest of the Bibles along with the actual press and all of the materials :(
13.) What was the first book he printed?
A two volume Bible that he sold for 300 Florins each
A two volume Bible that he sold for 300 Florins each
14.) Post an example of this book.
15.) How did the Gutenberg Press impact communication?
It perfected script and made it easier to read, books were made at a much faster rate and current information could easily be shared locally and around the world, the price of books dropped and there was an increase of demand for books
It perfected script and made it easier to read, books were made at a much faster rate and current information could easily be shared locally and around the world, the price of books dropped and there was an increase of demand for books
16.) Who introduced the printing press to England?
William Caxton
William Caxton
17.) What was the early form of newspapers?
Trade newsletters
Trade newsletters
18.)When was the first news weekly published? What was it called?
1704, it was called the Boston Letter
1704, it was called the Boston Letter
19.) What kind of press was built in the US in the mid 1800s?
The steam powered rotary press
The steam powered rotary press
20.) Post an example of a 1930s printing press.
21.) By the late 1930s, presses had increased in efficiency and were capable of 2,500 to 3,500 impressions per hour. What is meant by "impression"?
Letters or words that are pressed on to the piece of paper
Letters or words that are pressed on to the piece of paper
22.) Which printing process is the Gutenberg press an example of? Briefly describe the process?
Relief printing. Movable type was placed into the press and ink was spread into the space then paper was placed ontop then the press applied pressure so that the ink would transfer onto the paper
Relief printing. Movable type was placed into the press and ink was spread into the space then paper was placed ontop then the press applied pressure so that the ink would transfer onto the paper
23.)Post an example of an intaglio press.
24.) What is intaglio printing and how is ink transferred?
Also known was print-making, the ink was transferred by pressure being applied to the paper
Also known was print-making, the ink was transferred by pressure being applied to the paper
25.) Post an example of a screen (porous) printing press.
26.) What is porous printing and how is ink transferred?
It is a basic stencil process, the ink is transferred by through mess areas on the printing press
It is a basic stencil process, the ink is transferred by through mess areas on the printing press
27.) Post an example of a lithography printing press.
28.) What is lithography and how is ink transferred?
Also called planographic, the ink is transferred by drawing on a greasy plate and then applying water to the plate
Also called planographic, the ink is transferred by drawing on a greasy plate and then applying water to the plate
29.) Post an example of a offset lithography printing press.
30.) What variation of lithography is used by the commercial printing industry today?
Offset lithography is used by businesses to make brochures and business cards
Offset lithography is used by businesses to make brochures and business cards
31.)How do printing presses used today compare to the Gutenberg Press?
Today our printing press uses much more technplogical componets where was Gutenbergs was still mostly done by hand
Today our printing press uses much more technplogical componets where was Gutenbergs was still mostly done by hand
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