WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Johann Gutenberg’s Bible is probably the most famous Bible in the world. It is the earliest full-scale work printed in Europe using moveable type.

Detailed explanation-2: -Movable Type. In the 11th century movable type (one piece of type for each character) was invented. Movable type was never widely used in China because whole-block printing was less expensive, but when movable type reached Europe in the 15th century, it revolutionized the communication of ideas.

Detailed explanation-3: -Printing meant that books could be mass-produced, so they became cheaper and much more widely available. Within a couple of centuries, the spread of printed books in Song China revolutionized the communication of ideas. Movable type was invented by the Chinese during the Song Dynasty.

Detailed explanation-4: -Woodblock printing is accomplished by carving the text or design into a block of wood and then inking the block and pressing it onto a smooth surface to transfer the image. Movable type involves pre-formed letters and symbols that are made of metal and placed in a bed or chaser and locked in place.