History of Printing
9/17/14
Before Gutenberg there was stamp seals in Mesopotamia. Then the screw press was invented in Rome, then wood block and clay printing was created in China. All of these worked somewhat, but they were very slow, fragile and inefficient. Then Gutenberg (1450) came along and invented a movable metal type, letter based printing press. This was cheaper, faster, and more efficient.
I thought this lecture/discussion was interesting because we got to learn how, throughout time, inventors kept increasing the efficiency of the printing press. Gutenberg, however, really struck gold with his movable metal type printer. This had a huge impact on the spread of different types Christianity in Medieval Times and exposed the corruption of the Church.
Mr. Miller gave us a lot of information on this subject, including how the printing press impacted politics, religion, exploration, culture, etc. Perhaps it would have been good to see a painting of these inventions and/or a video on how it works. I remember in middle school the teachers showed us a reenactment of a invention made in the 14th Century in Europe. I believe pictures and videos are a great learning tool, especially for visual learners and budding photographers like me, and should be utilized more often.
I thought this lecture/discussion was interesting because we got to learn how, throughout time, inventors kept increasing the efficiency of the printing press. Gutenberg, however, really struck gold with his movable metal type printer. This had a huge impact on the spread of different types Christianity in Medieval Times and exposed the corruption of the Church.
Mr. Miller gave us a lot of information on this subject, including how the printing press impacted politics, religion, exploration, culture, etc. Perhaps it would have been good to see a painting of these inventions and/or a video on how it works. I remember in middle school the teachers showed us a reenactment of a invention made in the 14th Century in Europe. I believe pictures and videos are a great learning tool, especially for visual learners and budding photographers like me, and should be utilized more often.
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