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1 © 2000 – All Rights Reserved - Page 1 Renaissance Typography and Printing Based partly on Chapter 3 A Typographic Workbook: A Primer to History, Techniques, and Artistry By Kate Clair

2 © 2000 – All Rights Reserved - Page 2 The Renaissance Circa 1400-1600 Rebirth of Learning Interest in Ancient Greece and Rome Contrast with the Christian influence of the Middle Ages Universities and Guilds established Scribes and Woodcutters for Nobility Invention of Printing Press and Movable, Reusable Type

3 © 2000 – All Rights Reserved - Page 3 Johann Gutenberg Craftsman with metals and casting Experiments as early as 1438 AD Conceived individual, reusable characters Devised adjustable precision mold Invented type chase and galley Adapted grape press into printing press The “42-Line Bibles”…1450-1455 AD

4 © 2000 – All Rights Reserved - Page 4 Gutenberg Firsts Goal was to mimic the work of Scribes Initial Capitals, Illuminated Letters Devised “sticky” ink from linseed oil

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