New Post: titled "The Gutenberg Press | 1450 AD"

What is Johannes Gutenberg credited with?
Post a photo of the Gutenberg Press.

How did the printing press work?

What motivated Gutenberg to find a better way of creating books?

Why did Gutenberg experiment with metal type versus wood type?
Post an example of movable type in a type case.
 
What is moveable type?

What is a matrix?

What ink did Gutenberg develop that he used specifically for the printing press?

What is paper made from? Where did paper originate?

What is a "substrate"?

Who did Gutenberg seek to help with the invention of the press? Close to the end of the 5 years, what happened?
What was the first book he printed?Post an example of this book.

How did the Gutenberg Press impact communication?

Who introduced the printing press to England?

What was the early form of newspapers?

When was the first news weekly published? What was it called?

What kind of press was built in the US in the mid 1800s?
Post an example of a 1930s printing press.

By the late 1930s, presses had increased in efficiency and were capable of 2,500 to 3,500 impressions per hour. What is meant by "impression"?

Which printing process is the Gutenberg press an example of? Briefly describe the process?
Post an example of an intaglio press.
 
What is intaglio printing and how is ink transferred?
Post an example of a screen (porous) printing press.
 
What is porous printing and how is ink transferred?
Post an example of a lithography printing press.
 
What is lithography and how is ink transferred?
Post an example of a offset lithography printing press.
 
What variation of lithography is used by the commercial printing industry today?
printing technique where the inked image is transferred from a plate to a rubber blanket

How do printing presses used today compare to the Gutenberg Press?
The printing process then required a lot more work, unlike now with all of the technology we have that helps us and makes it so much more easier.
Describe four-color process printing using CMYK?
CYMK is a color process meaning cyan, yellow, majenta, and black. It is for things you want to print out to look clear and the right colors.

The Codex and the Illuminated Manuscript | 1st century AD"

Post an example of a scroll.

 

What were the drawbacks of the scroll?

 they only allowed for sequetial usuage.

Post an example of a codex.

What is a codex?
covered and bound collection of hand written pages.
"Codex" is derived from the Latin meaning "block of wood". Why?
because of its compactness, and sturdiness.
What is the difference between "sequential access" and "random access"?
sequential access u have to read text in the order it is written, where ass random access u can go to any point to find information.
What were the advantages of using the codex?
it had random access and can be opened flat to any page, and more portable. easier to organize in libraries.
What helped spread the use of the codex?
the rise of Christianity.
What replaced papyrus? Describe the process used to create it?
parchment, a substrate made form animal skin such as sheep, goat, and cows. hair and fat were removed and skin was smoothed out. the hide was than soaked in water, and calcium, flour and salt was added than the skin was stretched out and dried.
What is vellum?
finer qualities of parchment were made form skins  of young calves.
Name several examples of current technology that utilizes the format of the codex?
digital books like kindle and ipad.
What led to a period of cultural and economical deterioration?

 more sophisticated book binding methods. however the decline of the roman Empire resulted in fewer books being created.
Post an example of an illuminated manuscript.

Who began creating books by hand, taking the creation to an art form?
monastic monks
What does "illumination" refer to? What was included in this ornamentation?
it refers to the border, illustrations and ornamentation added to each page or text. it included initials of chapters or paragraphs. painting in margins, borders, and around text.
What tool was used for creating the illuminated manuscripts?
natural quilt pens were used for the highly intricate and detailed work.
Why were these manuscripts reserved for religious purposes?
because the work was laborious.
What is craftsmanship? Why is it important?

Craftsmanship is the quality that comes from creating with passion, care, and attention to detail.