beginning of print by michael flax. invention of paper _________ _________ the ___________ had...
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Beginning of Print
By Michael Flax
Invention of Paper
_________ The ___________ had developed
_______________, –a ___________________________
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8th Century
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12th and 13th Centuries
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Basically the same techniques as used by the Chinese
The Chinese
Chinese innovations in ____________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Unfortunately, that is where their reign of printing innovation came to a halt
Europe
Some historians will assert that the sequential, linear and standardized character of the printed word especially suited Western impulses toward progress and conquest
– a disposition that favors quick and intense change.
Early 1450s
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Johannes Gutenberg
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Gutenberg
Before the 12th Century, _________ __________________________________________________________
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Gutenberg
The need for documentation continued to increase with ________________________ ___________________________________.
Scribal monks sanctioned by the Church had overseen the ________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Gutenberg
The many new ___________________ ______________________________________________________________
They could not keep up with the commercial demand for books.
Gutenberg
Gutenberg _____________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________.
He ____________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________.
Gutenberg He also saw strong market potential
in selling _______________– ________________________________________
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In fact, ___________________________ ____________________________________________________________________.
Gutenberg
Gutenberg developed his press by combining features of existing technologies: ___________________ _______________________________.
Perhaps his most significant innovation, however, _____________ ______________________________________________________________.
Gutenberg __________________________________
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Gutenberg __________________________________
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– This emphasized the visual impact of words and clusters of words rather than evenly spaced letters.
– This principle lent an aesthetic elegance and sophistication to what seemed to many to be the magically perfect regularity of a printed page.
Gutenberg Bible
First to be printed
– ______________________
– ____________________________________________
Print & Church
The clergy were eager to take advantage of the power of print.
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But the Church had even more _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Print & Church
The production and distribution of an expanding variety of texts ______________ ___________________________________.
Printed copies of _________________, for example, were widely and rapidly disseminated.
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Print & Church
Bibles printed in other languages rather than Latin fueled the __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
William Caxton
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He had been a prolific translator and found the printing press to be a marvelous way to amplify his mission ______________________________
William Caxton Caxton printed and distributed a
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William Caxton
Caxton was an enthusiastic editor and ______________________________________________________________.
He realized that English ___________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
William Caxton
Caxton's contributions as an editor and printer won him a good portion of the credit for ______________________________________________________________.
Work Cited
http://karmak.org/archive/2002/08/history_of_print.html#china
http://www.thestrangedeathofliberalamerica.com/wp-content/themes/liberty/build/parchment.jpg
http://www.juliantrubin.com/bigten/bigtenimages/gutenbergpress.jpg
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/315ZYFNF4HL._SL500_AA240_.jpg
http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2005/05/050512100409.jpg
http://www.clausenbooks.com/gutenbergcensus.htm