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  • 1The Benedictine Order —     The Benedictine Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Benedictine Order     The Benedictine Order comprises monks living under the Rule of St. Benedict, and commonly known as black monks . The order will be considered in this article under… …

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  • 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… …

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  • 3The Roman Congregations —     The Roman Congregations     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Roman Congregations     Certain departments have been organized by the Holy See at various times to assist it in the transaction of those affairs which canonical discipline and the… …

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  • 4printing — /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.… …

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  • 5Printing press — For the history and technology of movable type, see Movable type. Printing press from 1811, exhibited in Munich, Germany …

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  • 6PRINTING, HEBREW — pre modern period The first mention of Jews in connection with printing is found in Avignon c. 1444 (before Gutenberg) when a Jew, Davin de Caderousse, studied the new craft. The first Hebrew books were printed at least within 35 years after the… …

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  • 7printing — print|ing [ˈprıntıŋ] n 1.) [U] the act or process of making a book, magazine, etc using a machine that puts ink onto paper ▪ the invention of printing ▪ the printing industry ▪ a printing error 2.) an act of printing a number of copies of a book… …

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  • 8printing — noun 1 (U) the act or process of making a book, magazine, etc by pressing or copying letters or photographs onto paper: the invention of printing | a printing error 2 (C) an act of printing a number of copies of a book: the third printing …

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  • 9THE MIDDLE AGES — …

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  • 10Printing — is a process for reproducing text and image, typically with ink on paper using a printing press. It is often carried out as a large scale industrial process, and is an essential part of publishing and transaction printing.HistoryWoodblock… …

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