the first known book to be printed from movable type in 1455
1Movable type — For the weblog software, see Movable Type. Part of a series on the History of printing …
2The Renaissance — The Renaissance † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Renaissance The Renaissance may be considered in a general or a particular sense, as (1) the achievements of what is termed the modern spirit in opposition to the spirit which… …
3History of the book — The history of the book is the story of a suite of technological innovations that improved the quality of text conservation, the access to information, portability, and the cost of production. This history is strongly linked to political and… …
4Book collecting — Some inexpensive collectible books Book collecting is the collecting of books, including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever books are of interest to a given individual collector.… …
5Block book — Apocalypse page Biblia Pauperum or Bible of the Poor , woodcut illustrations w …
6Christianity in the 15th century — Main article: Medieval history of Christianity See also: Christianity in the 14th century and Christianity in the 16th century The fifteenth century is part of the High Middle Ages, the period from the coronation of Charlemagne in 800 to the …
7printing — /prin ting/, n. 1. the art, process, or business of producing books, newspapers, etc., by impression from movable types, plates, etc. 2. the act of a person or thing that prints. 3. words, symbols, etc., in printed form. 4. printed material. 5.… …
8Timeline of Islamic science and engineering — This timeline of Islamic science and engineering covers the general development of science and technology in the Islamic world during the Islamic Golden Age, usually dated from the 7th to 16th centuries.From the 17th century onwards, the advances …
9Blackletter — Black letter redirects here. For the legal concept, see Black letter law. Gothic letter redirects here. For other uses, see Gothic alphabet. Latin script (Fraktur variant) …
10History of printing — The history of printing began as an attempt to make easier and reduce the cost of reproducing multiple copies of documents, fabrics, wall papers and so on. Printing streamlined the process of communication, and contributed to the development of… …
