[Sca-cooks] OT - early printing

[Stefan li Rous]

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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