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Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg [a] (c. 1393–1406 – 3 February 1468) was a German inventor and craftsman who invented the movable-type printing press.Though movable type was already in use in East Asia, Gutenberg's invention of the printing press [2] enabled a much faster rate of printing.
The printing press was an important step towards the democratization of knowledge. [62] [63] Within 50 or 60 years of the invention of the printing press, the entire classical canon had been reprinted and widely promulgated throughout Europe (Eisenstein, 1969; 52). More people had access to knowledge both new and old, more people could discuss ...
The global spread of the printing press began with the invention of the printing press with movable type by Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, Germany c. 1439. [1] Western printing technology was adopted in all world regions by the end of the 19th century, displacing the manuscript and block printing .
1439: Printing press in Mainz, Germany: The printing press is invented in the Holy Roman Empire by Johannes Gutenberg before 1440, based on existing screw presses. The first confirmed record of a press appeared in a 1439 lawsuit against Gutenberg. [376] Mid 15th century: The Arquebus (also spelled Harquebus) is invented, possibly in Spain. [377 ...
After 1512 [10] or in 1514, [9] Kohen joined a consortium in Prague with the objective of printing Hebrew books and became its leading member. [9] [11] They ran the first printing press for Hebrew books in Eastern and Central Europe. [9] [d] The group included two financial backers and four craftsmen. [5] [9] [e]
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The first printing press in the Land of Israel, and all of Western Asia, was established in Safed in 1577 by partners Eliezer and Abraham ben Isaac Ashkenazi (apparently no relation). The first book printed was Lekach Tov, a commentary on the Book of Esther by 18 year old Yom Tov Tzahalon.
Estellina Conat (fl. 1474–1477) was an Italian-Jewish printer. She was the first woman active as a printer. [1] [2] [3] She was married to the Jewish physician Abraham Conat of Mantua and Ferrara, who founded the first Jewish printing press in 1475. [4] She was active in the family printing press business independently of her spouse. [5]