The Printing Press- Corrin Louis

The Printing Press

Question: What were the long lasting implications of the printing press?

History: When many people consider the printing press they typically think about Johannes Guttenberg, however he did not invent the first preinting press. The printing press was originally invented by the Tang Dynasty of China and its orgins date back to the 3rd century. This invention may have looked less advanced than Guttenberg's invention in the 15th century, but nonetheless without the Tang Dynasty's role in creating the printing press, Guttenberg may have never mastered it.

Europe's access to books:

Affordability of books:

Guttenberg's printing press

As this graph displays, the year the printing press was created Europe had printed 200,000,000 books and by the end of the 18th century this number nearly quadrupoled

The orignal printing press

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The Printing Press's role in the Protestant Reformation

Religion in the Media during the Protestant Reformation

Brief History:

• The Protestant Reformation centered itself around the use of scripture for doctrinal interpretation.
• The German Bible one of the first books to be printed.
• For the first time in Cristian history people had access to their own copy of the Bible.

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Implications and Importance:

• This graph displays how the Bible was able to be printed and distributed to Christians for the first time in history.
• The Bible was first printed in Germany in the german language.

• Martin Luther was pushed for people to have access to the Bible outside of the Church's access

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