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Gutenberg's Printing

Type Event Region Europe Time 1450

Around 1450, Johannes Gutenberg perfected movable metal type and a screw press in Mainz, Germany, creating the modern mechanized printing system that…

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  1. 1448–1450Mainz · GermanyIn his Mainz workshop Gutenberg repeatedly experimented with castable metal type, ink formulations, and a screw press, gradually solving problems of uniform type molds and batch printing.
  2. 1450Mainz · GermanyType casting, typesetting, inking, and pressing matured into a mechanized printing process capable of repeatable production, laying the foundation for subsequent large-scale book printing.

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