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"Repeating patterns"
Looking back from station 6 to the unwind end of the big wall paper printing machine, from the operators side.
It's looking like the silliness of last month is continuing; and I'm finding it very hard to allocate time to getting photos posted to the group ! But don't fear - I am still taking plenty, and will get them to you somehow .... (taken almost 2 weeks ago ...)
“The printing press invented by German goldsmith Johann Gutenberg in 1448 has been called one of the most important inventions in the history of humankind. The device made it possible for the first time for the common man, woman and child to have access to books, which meant they would for the first time have unprecedented ability to accumulate knowledge.”
“The extension of literacy among laypeople and the greater reliance of governments and businesses upon written records created a demand for a less-costly method of reproducing the written word. The import of paper from the East as well as "block-books" (see above), were major steps in transforming the printing of books. However, woodcuts were not sufficiently durable as they tended to split in the press after repeated use. Furthermore, a new block had to be carved for each new impression, and the block was discarded as unusable as soon as a slightly different impression was needed.”
One of his famous works was the printing of the Gutenberg bible.
The printing press was an invention that surely is changed the way people communicated for centuries.
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