LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS
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Cheaper book prices
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More books written in vernacular-language of the people
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Increase in church power
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Rapid spread of knowledge and ideas
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Detailed explanation-1: -Johann Gutenberg’s invention of movable-type printing quickened the spread of knowledge, discoveries, and literacy in Renaissance Europe. The printing revolution also contributed mightily to the Protestant Reformation that split apart the Catholic Church.
Detailed explanation-2: -Goldsmith and inventor Johannes Gutenberg was a political exile from Mainz, Germany when he began experimenting with printing in Strasbourg, France in 1440. He returned to Mainz several years later and by 1450, had a printing machine perfected and ready to use commercially: The Gutenberg press.
Detailed explanation-3: -Johann Gutenberg developed the first-known printing press in the 1430s at Strasbourg in Germany. From his childhood he had seen wine and olive presses. Drawing on this knowledge, Gutenberg adapted existing technology to design his innovation. The olive press provided the model for the printing press.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1462 he was exiled from Mainz. However, things turned around for him and in 1465 he was given a fancy title, a yearly salary, and more as a reward for his invention. The original Bible sold for 30 florins. There are around 21 complete Gutenberg Bibles existing still today.