https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8svE2AjQWYE
27/11/18
- Johannes Gutenberg created "the most revolutionary machine since the invention of the wheel", the printing press
- It allowed mass printing, which allowed freedom of speech and ideas to be produced and distributed across Europe at a time when Europeans were governed and controlled by the Catholic church.
- It planted the seeds that helped the Renaissance blossom.
- It was the beginning of typography and mas produced books and therefore the beginning of editorial and publications
- Within 15 years books increased from a few hundred to millions
- It has been likened to the impact of the internet, "it took off running like the internet" (Alan May)
- Before the printing press was created and therefore mass printing, books were hand copied, typically bibles.
- The church wanted to maintain their monopoly over the population of Europe with control over education, and so tried to control mass production once they realised it was getting out of their control.
- A mill in Switzerland was set up to mass produce paper at the same time the printing press was invented, which allowed mass printing to occur
- Reproducing and distributing Bibles was the main focus for the printing press and earlier stages and production, but as the Renaissance took hold political and cultural books began to appear and this dramatically changed Europe and publications forever.
No comments:
Post a Comment