MEDIA INFORMATION

 
 
 
COLLECTION NAME:
RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION
Record
Filename:
cc_csc018_gutenberg_06.jpg
Identifier:
cc_csc018_gutenberg_06.jpg
Title:
Johann Gutenberg and Movable Type
Creator:
Thom, Robert A., 1915-1979
Subject:
Gutenberg, Johann, 1397?-1468
Subject:
Printing - History
Subject:
Hand presses
Subject:
Typefounding
Subject:
Printing - Technological innovations
Subject:
Bible - Publication and distribution
Summary:
Johann Gutenberg is popularly miscredited with inventing movable type in the 1450s. (This was invented in 1040 A.D. by Bi Sheng in Asia). His real contribution to the history of communications, however, was that he was the first man to successfully combine all the necessary printing components: type casting, ink manufacture, punch cutting, composing, a press and paper, into a single workable system and reach a point of technical efficiency which was not surpassed until the nineteenth century. Although another printer finished publishing his magnificent "42-Line Bible," poetic justice for his significant contributions led historians to attribute the entire accomplishment to Gutenberg.
Publisher:
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Digital Publisher:
Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
Contributor:
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Date of Original:
1966 approximate
Date of Digitization:
2002-03-22
Broad Type:
still image
Specific Type:
oil paintings
Digital File Format:
jpeg
Physical Format:
oil on canvas
Dimensions of Original:
91.44 x 121.92 cm
Language:
English
Original Item Location:
csc018
Library Collection:
Graphic Communications Through the Ages
Digital Project:
2019_0037_kimberlyclark
Catalog Record:
Place:
Germany - Mainz
Rights:
RIT Libraries makes materials from its collections available for educational and research purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. It is your responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder to publish or reproduce images in print or electronic form.
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Johann Gutenberg and Movable Type

Johann Gutenberg and Movable Type