A Brief History of Printing

A Brief History of Printing

Old Ancient Chinese

Ancient Chinese used link on carved wooden blocks

Johannes Gutenberg���s

Johannes Gutenberg���s printing press in the 1940s ��� with mechanical moveable type, first mass-production manufacturing machine

1473 William Caxton

William Caxton printed the first book to be published in English, ���Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye���, in 1473.

Spread to Europe

By the early 1600s, printing presses had spread to cities across Europe.

1814 Steam powered Printing Press

In 1814, Fredrick Koenig and Andrew Friedrich Bauer (Koenig & Bauer ) sold their new steam powered printing press to The Times Newspaper

Letterpress Printing

Middle of the 19th Century ﾊﾗﾖ letterpress printing

1890 Colour Lithography

Colour Lithography popular from the 1890s supported by celebrated artists such as Toulouse-Lautrec, Matisse and Picasso

Digital Printing

Late 20th century ﾊﾗﾖ Digital Printing (Xerox iGen4) A Brief History of Printing Old! Ancient Chinese Ancient Chinese used inks on carved wooden blocks. Johannes Gutenberg's Johannes Gutenberg's printing press in the 1450s - with mechanical moveable type, first mass-production manufacturing machine. 1450 William Caxton 1473 William Caxton printed the first book to be published in English, 'Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye', in 1473. Spread to Europe By the early 1600s, printing presses had spread to cities across Europe. 1600 EXTRA! EXTRA! CHANGES COMING! Steam powered Printing Press In 1814, Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Friedrich Bauer (Koenig 1814 & Bauer) sold their new steam powered printing press to The Times Newspaper. Letterpress Printing Middle of the 19th century - letterpress printing 1850 Colour Lithography 1890 Colour lithography popular from the 1890s supported by cel- ebrated artists such as Toulouse-Lautrec, Matisse and Picasso. Digital Printing Late 20th century - Digital Printing (Xerox iGen4). 1987