In its early days, printing was known as the German art or “ Schwarze Kunst ”. It is misleading, however, to depict Johannes Gutenberg simply as the inventor of printing.

From there, the benefits of Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press caught on like wildfire, with over 100 printers in operation across Europe by 1480.

In the 15th century, Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press, revolutionizing the way the written word was disseminated. Nowadays, there’s only one fully functional Gutenberg press in the ...

Bruno Fabbiani, a lecturer at Turin Polytechnic, said Gutenberg used stamps rather than the individual, moveable letters he is said to have invented that accelerated printing and book production.

On this day, Gutenberg printed his first bible. It was the first step for an invention that would revolutionise the entire planet. Here's our short history of the printing press.

Although Gutenberg is commonly credited with inventing the printing press, historians point out that there is evidence of moveable printing presses having been invented in Korea in 1234, and ...

Gutenberg, whose real name was Johannes Gensfleisch, printed 180 copies of the bible, of which only 48 still exist. When he died in 1468, his invention had already spread across Europe.