his letter of indulgence was printed in 1455 by Johannes Gutenberg on his first printing press. Johannes Gutenberg (died 1468) was a German inventor and craftsman who introduced letterpress printing to Europe with his movable-type printing press. Though movable type was already in use in East Asia, Gutenberg invented the printing press, which later spread across the world

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