Slumbering realms of sensibility which can be coaxed into wakefulness by Books
Guttenberg
I owe all my knowledge to the German Inventor Johannes Guttenberg (1398-1468)
Guttenbergs Invention; Influential person in the past 1000 years
Guttenberg Invention: Printing Press
Before the printing press in 1450
Cave Paintings: 33,000 years old
Cave Paintings followed by Hieroglyphs used by Ancient Egyptians
Hieroglyphs followed by Greek Inscriptions
Before Printing Press books were written by hand, mainly by monks
Books were expensive to produce.
If a book was to survive, it had to be copied over and over
Handwriting a book down to Woodblock Printing
Process of Woodblock Printing did not change until Gutenberg
Modern Media as we know
Johannes Guttenberg invented the First Printing Press in 1455
Johanes Guttenberg mixed oil and soap together to make Ink
First Printed Book Known To Man: Bible
He made 180 copies of the Bible
49 Copies survive today
Guttenberg Bible (Printing Press) brought the Reformation
Printing Press in 1455 to Reformation of 1517
Reformation - Information: Moment that changed the World
Facts: Printing Press
Reformation: Roman Catholic Church To Modern Church as we know
Printing Press: Reformation To Freedom Of Press
Freedom Of Press: Ideals Of Enlightenment
Freedom Of Press To Books/Magazines/Posters/News Papers
Guttenberg: Father Of Modern Media
Printing Press To Social Media
Snapshot
Paper 1800 BC To Printing Press 1440 AD
