[Sca-cooks] OT mail question

Terry Decker t.d.decker at worldnet.att.net
Sat Mar 12 18:46:20 PST 2005


Gutenberg's claim to fame really isn't moveable type.  It's die cast metal 
type with a standardized typeface.

Just to clarify, Gutenberg is often given credit for moveable type, but it 
was in use a half century earlier in Korea.  Also, there is some debate as 
to whether Laurens Janzoon Koster (Holland) or Parnfilo Castaldi (Italy) 
were using moveable type before Gutenberg.

Bear

> Damn Gutenberg and his movable type!
>
> Cadoc




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