Beginning of Print By Michael Flax

Invention of Paper _________ _________ The ___________ had developed _______________, The ___________ had developed _______________, –a ___________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________

8 th Century __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________

12 th and 13 th Centuries ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ Basically the same techniques as used by the Chinese Basically the same techniques as used by the Chinese

The Chinese Chinese innovations in ____________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ Chinese innovations in ____________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ Unfortunately, that is where their reign of printing innovation came to a halt 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 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 ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________

Johannes Gutenberg Johannes Gutenberg _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________

Gutenberg Before the 12 th Century, _________ _____________________________ _____________________________ Before the 12 th Century, _________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________

Gutenberg The need for documentation continued to increase with ________________________ ___________________________________. The need for documentation continued to increase with ________________________ ___________________________________. Scribal monks sanctioned by the Church had overseen the ________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ___________________________________. Scribal monks sanctioned by the Church had overseen the ________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ___________________________________.

Gutenberg The many new ___________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ The many new ___________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ They could not keep up with the commercial demand for books. They could not keep up with the commercial demand for books.

Gutenberg Gutenberg _____________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________. Gutenberg _____________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________. He ____________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________. He ____________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________.

Gutenberg He also saw strong market potential in selling _______________ He also saw strong market potential in selling _______________ –_____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________. In fact, ___________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________. In fact, ___________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________.

Gutenberg Gutenberg developed his press by combining features of existing technologies: ___________________ _______________________________. Gutenberg developed his press by combining features of existing technologies: ___________________ _______________________________. Perhaps his most significant innovation, however, _____________ _______________________________ _______________________________. Perhaps his most significant innovation, however, _____________ _______________________________ _______________________________.

Gutenberg _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________. _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________. _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________. _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________.

Gutenberg _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ –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.

GutenbergGutenberg Bible Gutenberg First to be printed First to be printed –______________________ –______________________ ______________________

Print & Church The clergy were eager to take advantage of the power of print. The clergy were eager to take advantage of the power of print. _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________. _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________. But the Church had even more _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ But the Church had even more _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________

Print & Church The production and distribution of an expanding variety of texts ______________ ___________________________________. The production and distribution of an expanding variety of texts ______________ ___________________________________. Printed copies of _________________, for example, were widely and rapidly disseminated. Printed copies of _________________, for example, were widely and rapidly disseminated. ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ___________________________________. ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ___________________________________.

Print & Church Bibles printed in other languages rather than Latin fueled the _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________. Bibles printed in other languages rather than Latin fueled the _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________.

William Caxton William Caxton _______________________________ _______________________________. _______________________________ _______________________________. He had been a prolific translator and found the printing press to be a marvelous way to amplify his mission ______________________________ He had been a prolific translator and found the printing press to be a marvelous way to amplify his mission ______________________________

William Caxton William Caxton Caxton printed and distributed a _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ Caxton printed and distributed a _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________

William Caxton William Caxton Caxton was an enthusiastic editor and _______________________________ _______________________________. Caxton was an enthusiastic editor and _______________________________ _______________________________. He realized that English ___________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________. He realized that English ___________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________.

William Caxton William Caxton Caxton's contributions as an editor and printer won him a good portion of the credit for _______________________________ _______________________________. Caxton's contributions as an editor and printer won him a good portion of the credit for _______________________________ _______________________________.

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