DESMA 8 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Bi Sheng, Wendelin Of Trier, The Ink Spots

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C h a p t e r 1 : t h e d i v i n e a r t. Highly bene cial to mankind: preserving & transmitting. 1454: guttenberg"s bible (none of the blemishes, scraped-out ink spots) Pilgrims" badge (small metal medallion worn by the religious) Metal type presses, latin grammar, astronomical calendar. Bible: awless, 1282 page, 42-line, metal forges, molds, linen paper. 1439: starting point of the rst successful printing enterprise. Schoffer: second wave of the printing revolution. Religious book psalter, works by the roman poet cicero, letter to the. Rst uses of the press to disseminate and comment on the news of the day. 1469: german printing companies moved to venice. 1480: every city in europe had a printing company. Pilgrims" badges: problem of cheap, durable metals = creation of effective moveable type. Earliest known printer images: cylinder seals, early mesopotamian civiliza- tion, 3500 bce. Chinese artists: woodblock printing, ne detail, longer press runs.

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