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  2. History of printing - Wikipedia

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    Woodcut is a relief printing artistic technique in printmaking in which an image is carved into the surface of a block of wood, with the printing parts remaining level with the surface while the non-printing parts are removed, typically with gouges. The areas to show 'white' are cut away with a knife or chisel, leaving the characters or image ...

  3. Global spread of the printing press - Wikipedia

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    First printing press in the Middle East, known only from two fragments discovered in the Cairo Geniza. [83] As early as the 16th century Mozambique Portuguese Luanda: Angola Portuguese Malindi: Kenya Portuguese 1795 Cape Town: South Africa [84] Johann Christian Ritter German Almanach voor't jaar 1796.

  4. Human history - Wikipedia

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    Human history is the record of humankind from prehistory to the present. Modern humans evolved in Africa around 300,000 years ago and initially lived as hunter-gatherers.They migrated out of Africa during the Last Ice Age and had spread across Earth's continental land except Antarctica by the end of the Ice Age 12,000 years ago.

  5. Print culture - Wikipedia

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    Print culture encompasses many stages as it has evolved in response to technological advances. Print culture can first be studied from the period of time involving the gradual movement from oration to script as it is the basis for print culture. As the printing became commonplace, script became insufficient and printed documents were mass ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. 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.

  8. Category:History of printing - Wikipedia

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  9. 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.