The Fatherland: (1450-1700) : showing the part it bore in the discovery, exploration and development of the western continent with special reference to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; ptIof a narrative and critical history, prepared at the reque . e wooden and metal types by the Ger-mans Gutenberg, Faust and Schoffer (1440-1460) during which yearsthe Bible was printed by them and the proi;ess of casting type was per-fected. For earlier attempts at printing, see Knights MechanicalDictionary, pp. 1789, etc. Article Printing. The Chinese invented print-ing some 900 years before the Germans, an
The Fatherland: (1450-1700) : showing the part it bore in the discovery, exploration and development of the western continent with special reference to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; ptIof a narrative and critical history, prepared at the reque . e wooden and metal types by the Ger-mans Gutenberg, Faust and Schoffer (1440-1460) during which yearsthe Bible was printed by them and the proi;ess of casting type was per-fected. For earlier attempts at printing, see Knights MechanicalDictionary, pp. 1789, etc. Article Printing. The Chinese invented print-ing some 900 years before the Germans, and their art was described inPersian books. Had these books reached Europe earlier than they did,we should have learnt to print from the Chinese, instead of having toinvent it for ourselves. 8 The improvement in the making of paper here alluded to consistedin the use of linen rags for the purpose, and a method for pulping thefiber by beating. The first paper-mill in Europe for making paper fromlinen rags was established at Niirnberg in Germany by Ulman Strother asearly as 1390. This mill was operated by two rollers, which set inmotion eighteen stampers, a method which continued in use for overfour centuries. 44 The Pennsylvania-German a widespread one, and was not confined by tlie boundsof the Fatberland, but rapidly extended into adjoin-ing countries, wbere in every case it was introducedby German craftsmen. Gutenbergs invention was more than a meremechanical triumph. It causeda rent in the veil of ignorance,so great that it was forever tornasunder, and opened to theaverage man the field of learn-ing and literature, as at thesame time it sealed the downfall Gutenberg Press. of mOUaStic and ScholaStic CX- clusiveness forever. How important a factor Germany was in the sub-sequent enlightening of the world, is shown by thefact that the earliest printing-presses in every coun-try were manipulated by German craftsmen. Kventhe first English book, Caxtons The Recuyell of the
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