ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Johann Gutenberg’s invention of movable-type printing quickened the spread of knowledge, discoveries, and literacy in Renaissance Europe.

Detailed explanation-2: -Movable type and paper were invented in China, and printing with movable type was undertaken in Korea by the 14th century, if not earlier. The printing press first became mechanized in Europe. The earliest mention of a printing press in Europe appears in a lawsuit in Strasbourg in 1439.

Detailed explanation-3: -Before the printing press was invented, books and manuscripts were only accessible to the rich. The invention of printing press made information accessible and it could be easily reproduced. Hence, books and manuscripts became less expensive.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1452, Gutenberg produced the one book to come out of his shop: a Bible. It’s estimated he printed 180 copies of the 1, 300-paged Gutenberg Bible, as many as 60 of them on vellum. Each page of the Bible contained 42 lines of text in Gothic type, with double columns and featuring some letters in color.

Detailed explanation-5: -Before the printing press was invented, any writings and drawings had to be completed painstakingly by hand. Several different materials were used to transcribe books: clay and papyrus, wax, and parchment.