The Invention of the Printing Press
In short: Johannes Gutenberg's invention of the movable-type printing press revolutionized the spread of knowledge by making books affordable and accessible.
A 1:31 short film in the series “Inventors & Inventions”.
Sources used in this film: Europeana, “How manuscript circulation in the Middle Ages influenced production”; Academia.edu, “The Cost of Doing Scribal Business: Prices of Manuscript Books in England, 1300-1483”; Britannica, “Johannes Gutenberg | Printing Press, Inventions, Facts, Accomplishments, & Biography | Britannica”; World History Organization, “Johannes Gutenberg”; Springer, “Printing and Publishing in the Renaissance”; World History Encyclopedia, “The Printing Revolution in Renaissance Europe”.
Sources used in this film
- Europeana — How manuscript circulation in the Middle Ages influenced production · View →
- Academia.edu — The Cost of Doing Scribal Business: Prices of Manuscript Books in England, 1300-1483 · View →
- Britannica — Johannes Gutenberg | Printing Press, Inventions, Facts, Accomplishments, & Biography | Britannica · View →
- World History Organization — Johannes Gutenberg · View →
- Springer — Printing and Publishing in the Renaissance · View →
- World History Encyclopedia — The Printing Revolution in Renaissance Europe · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Europeana: How manuscript circulation in the Middle Ages influenced production
- Also: Academia.edu: The Cost of Doing Scribal Business: Prices of Manuscript Books in England, 1300-1483
- Also: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.: Johannes Gutenberg | Printing Press, Inventions, Facts, Accomplishments, & Biography | Britannica
- Also: World History Organization: Johannes Gutenberg
- Also: Springer: Printing and Publishing in the Renaissance
- Also: worldhistory.org: The Printing Revolution in Renaissance Europe
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