[Sca-cooks] OT - early printing
Stefan li Rous
StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
Thu May 12 23:22:34 PDT 2011
Since this list has been slow, I've had some time to go look at
digests/messages I've had to originally skip, including this one:
<<< Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 03:17:04 -0400 >>>
Bear said:
<<< While he was among the earliest to use movable type, Gutenberg's
claim to fame was the creation of molded metal movable type with a
standardized typeface that resembled that of a handwritten
manuscript. An expert would have known this. >>>
To which Ranvaig added:
<<< Not only the use of movable type, but the method of manufacturing
type, without having to carve each and every letter.>>>
So, does anyone have any good recommendations on learning more about
this? I haven't tried Wikipedia, yet. I had always thought that
Gutenburg *did* invent moveable type, although at first I thought the
type was of wood, and more recently since joining in the SCA, found
out it was metal type. But apparently what I thought I knew is wrong,
or at least there is more to the story than I realized.
Thanks,
Stefan
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