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  2. History of printing - Wikipedia

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    Three-dimensional printing is a method of converting a virtual 3D model into a physical object. 3D printing is a category of rapid prototyping technology. 3D printers typically work by 'printing' successive layers on top of the previous to build up a three dimensional object. 3D printers are generally faster, more affordable and easier to use ...

  3. History of printing in East Asia - Wikipedia

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    A fragment of a dharani print in Sanskrit and Chinese, c. 650–670, Tang dynasty The Great Dharani Sutra, one of the world's oldest surviving woodblock prints, c. 704-751 The intricate frontispiece of the Diamond Sutra from Tang-dynasty China, 868 AD (British Museum), the earliest extant printed text bearing a date of printing Colophon to the Diamond Sutra dating the year of printing to 868

  4. Global spread of the printing press - Wikipedia

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    "Chronological index of the towns and countries in which the art of printing is known to have been exercised". Dictionary of Printer and Printing. London: H. Johnson. Henry Cotton (1866). A Typographical Gazetteer (2nd ed.). Clarendon Press – via HathiTrust. Hessels, John Henry (1911). "Typography" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia ...

  5. Print culture - Wikipedia

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    The written word has made history recordable and accurate. The printing press, some may argue, is not a part of print culture, but had a substantial impact upon the development of print culture through the times. The printing press brought uniform copies and efficiency in print. It allowed a person to make a living from writing.

  6. Printing - Wikipedia

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    The printing cylinders are usually made from copper plated steel, which is subsequently chromed, and may be produced by diamond engraving; etching, or laser ablation. Gravure printing is known for its ability to produce high-quality, high-resolution images with accurate color reproduction and using viscosity control equipment during production.

  7. Woodblock printing - Wikipedia

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    The commercial success and profitability of woodblock printing was attested to by one British observer at the end of the nineteenth century, who noted that even before the arrival of western printing methods, the price of books and printed materials in China had already reached an astoundingly low price compared to what could be found in his ...

  8. History of books - Wikipedia

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    The embrace of the printing press by the general public in the Arab and Persian worlds occurred in the 18th century CE, despite having been introduced in Europe three centuries earlier. [48] The first Arabic printing press was established in Constantinople in 1720 under the reign of Sultan Ahmed III. [48] Photograph of a printing press in Egypt ...

  9. Printing press - Wikipedia

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    A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium (such as paper or cloth), thereby transferring the ink.It marked a dramatic improvement on earlier printing methods in which the cloth, paper, or other medium was brushed or rubbed repeatedly to achieve the transfer of ink and accelerated the process.