The earliest kind of print technology was developed in ____, ____ and _____.
China,Japan and Korea
_______ and ______ were packed with hand printing materials of various types - books on women, musical instruments, calculations, tea ceremony, flower arrangements, proper etiquette, cooking and famous places.
Libraries and Bookstores
What is a Vellum ?
A parchment made from the skin of animals
When did Johann Gutenberg develop the first known printing press ?
In the 1430’s
What was the print revolution ?
It was not just a development, a new way of producing books; it transformed the lives of many people, changing their relationship to information and knowledge, and within institutions and authoritites.
Buddhist machineries from China introduced hand printing technologies into Japan around ________
768-770 AD
________ became the hub of the new print culture, catering to the Western-style schools.
Shanghai
What was exported from China to Europe through the Silk routes ?
Silk and Spices
What is a Galley ?
Metal frame in which types are laid and the text composed.
What is a Ballad ?
A historical account or folk tale inverse, usually sung or recited.
When was the oldest Japanese book printed in ?
868 AD
When was Kitagawa Utamaro born ?
1753
Printers from _____________ traveled to other countries, seeking work and starting new presses.
Germany
What is a Compositor ?
The person who composes the text for printing.
What is a Tavern ?
Places where people gather to drink alcohol, to be served food and to meet friends and to exchange news.
What is the name of the oldest book in Japan and how many pages does it contain (exact no) ?
It is the Buddhist “Diamond Sutra”, containing 6 pages of text and woodcut illustrations.
When onwards were books in China printed by rubbing paper ?
594 AD
Johannes Gutenberg
In 1448, Gutenberg perfected the system. The first book he printed was the Bible. How many copies were printed ?
180 copies
What is a Protestant reformation ?
A sixteenth - century movement to reform the Catholic Church dominated by Rome.
Kitagawa Utamaro
What is Edo now in the modern world ?
Tokyo
When were woodblocks being widely used in Europe to print textiles, playing cards and religious pictures with simple, brief texts ?
In the early fifteenth century
How many scribes(a person who copies out documents) often worked for one bookseller ?
50 Scribes
Who is Martin Luther ?
He was one of the main protestant reformers. Several traditions of anti - Catholic Christianity developed out of the movement.