GREAT MOMENTS IN PRINT HISTORY (I) 105 invention of paper (China) 1041 invention of movable type (China) 1397 first text printed from metal type (Korea) 1455 Gutenberg's Bible (Germany): print becomes a manufacturing process 1798 invention of lithography (Germany) 1814 first stream-driven mechanical press (England) 1879 invention of gravure (Austria) 1885 first commercial halftone illustration in a newspaper (New York City) 1886 Linotype: first successful automated typesetting machine (New York City) 1893 first color-separated and screened halftone image (Philadelphia) RETURN TO FAST ACCESS MENU RETURN TO SESSION OUTLINE |