History of Printing & Books

History of Books & printing

The students from Croatia, Spain and Greece participating in the eTwinning project "eTwinners as Pros" researched the topics of printing and books and collected a series of events that marked the history of printing and books.

History of books & printing

The history of the book starts with the development of writing, and various other inventions such as paper and printing, and continues through to the modern-day business of book printing.

by Argie & NERA

3500 BC

The history of printing starts as early as 3500 BC, when the proto-Elamite and Sumerian civilizations used cylinder seals to certify documents written in clay. Other early forms include block seals, hammered coinage, pottery imprints, and cloth printing.

by sara elena & argy

1500 BC

For centuries, books were engraved in planks or stones. In 1500 BC bamboo books were made. An indigenous plant in China, the bamboo, proves as convenient a writing material as papyrus in Egypt.the art of writing was invented.Source: www.historyworld.net

by Matea & argy

750 B.C to 110 AD

A set of canonical books that in Judaism and Christianity are considered a product of divine inspiration and a reflection or record of the relationship between God and humanity. Over the centuries, about five billion copies of the Bible have been produced, making it the best-selling book in history. It was written between 750 B.C and 110 AD

by jan & raphaella

QUOTES

200 AD

Woodblock printing originated in China around 200 AD. It led to the development of movable type in the eleventh century and the spread of book production in East Asia. Source: www.wikiwand.com/Histroy_of_printing

by sara & raphaella

868 A.D

The Diamond Sutra, a Buddhist book from Dunhuang, China from around 868 A.D. during the Tang Dynasty, is said to be the oldest known printed book. Source: www.history.com

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15th century

Woodblock printing was also used in Europe, but it was in the fifteenth century that European printers developed a process for mass-producing metal type to support an economical book publishing industry. This industry enabled the communication of ideas and sharing of knowledge on an unprecedented scale. Alongside the development of text printing, new and lower-cost methods of image reproduction were developed, including lithography, screen printing and photocopying. Source: www.wikipedia.com

by sara & elizabeth

1455

Typography essentially began in the 15th century. with the invention of the flat press by Gutenberg. Johannes Gutenberg was a German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer and publisher who introduced printing to Europe. In 1455 he completed printing the Bible from movable type in Mainz, Germany. Source: www.britannica.com

by matea & elizabeth

1714

The principles of the typewriter are not known, but the first patent for a typewriter was given to the Englishman Henry Mill in 1714, for designing a device that could give letters of a typographical character. Source: www.wikipedia.org

by gaitaniar piraeus9 & Elizabeth

1886

In 1886 the German inventor Otmar Mervedaler presented in the USA linoleum, a machine with keyboard and automatic foundry.

BEST-SELLING Books

Harry Potter is a series of novels written by the English author Joanne Kathleen Rowling that recounts the adventures of the young magician Harry Potter, along with his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Harry Potter's first book was in 1997 (Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone) and the last one was published in 2007(Harry Potter and the deathly hallows part 2).

by yousra & maria