Movable Type

China was the earliest printer

China had printing early on, having plates cut out of solid wood, each letter individually carved out. A plate could only be used to print the page for which it was carved.

China also had movable type before Gutenberg:

Gutenberg's innovations

Production of a set of single letters which could be rearranged in the required order. After printing a page, he could break up the layout and rearrange the same letters for another page. He used durable metal type and other methods differing from the earlier Chinese process.


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