What is Johannes Gutenberg credited with?
inventing the technology of printing with movable typePost a photo of the Gutenberg Press.
How did the printing press work?
ink was rolled over the raised surface of movable hand-set black letters held within a wooden form then pressed against a piece of paper
What motivated Gutenberg to find a better way of creating books?working at the mint with his father and his love of reading
Why did Gutenberg experiment with metal type versus wood type?woodcuts were not durable, they usually split after repeated use
Post an example of movable type in a type case.
Which printing process is the Gutenberg press an example of? Briefly describe the process?
Relief printing - movable type placed into the press, ink is spread onto type, paper is placed on top, the press applies the direct pressure needed to transfer the ink to the paper
printmaking; ink is applied, then rubbed with a cloth to remove the excess, damp paper is placed on top, a press applies pressure to transfer the ink to the paper
Post an example of a screen (porous) printing press.
What is porous printing and how is ink transferred?
basic stencil preocess; image carrier is attached to a screen, ink is forced through open mesh areas
Post an example of a lithography printing press.
What is lithography and how is ink transferred?
printing from a flat surface; drawing made on the plane with greasy ink or crayon, water is applied, when ink is spread on top, the greasy parts accept the ink, the wet parts do notPost an example of a offset lithography printing press.
What variation of lithography is used by the commercial printing industry today?Offset Lithography
How do printing presses used today compare to the Gutenberg Press?today we do not use the same methods or machines
Describe four-color process printing using CMYK?
the printers today requires cyan, magenta, yellow, and black ink to create the colors needed to print the design
Post an example of an intaglio press.
What is intaglio printing and how is ink transferred?
What is moveable type?the system of printing that uses movable compnents to reproduce the elements of a document (usually individual letters and puncuation)
What is a matrix?a hard metal punch hammered into a softer copper bar
What ink did Gutenberg develop that he used specifically for the printing press?oil-based ink, more durable than water-based ink
What is paper made from? Where did paper originate?a substrate made from wood pulp; China
What is a "substrate"?the layer underneath something living
Who did Gutenberg seek to help with the invention of the press?John Fust
Close to the end of the 5 years, what happened?
Fust sued Gutenberg and won, Gutenburg had to turn over the press, tools, and 180 Bibles
What was the first book he printed?
Post an example of this book.
The Bible
How did the Gutenberg Press impact communication?perfected script and made it easier to read, books made more reapidly, current information could be shared locally and around the world, cost of books decreased, demand grew and the population become more literate, book trade, art and science florished begining the renaissance
Who introduced the printing press to England?William Caxton
What was the early form of newspapers?trade newspapers
When was the first news weekly published? What was it called?1704; The Boston Letter
What kind of press was built in the US in the mid 1800s?
cast iron
Post an example of a 1930s printing press.
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"?what is pressed on the paper
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