William Caxton's printing press was important because the only books wrote in England were by monks because they were the only ones that could read and write therefore books would take ages to write and the spelling would differ from book to book because different people were writing them. so the printing press was important because more books could be printed in and be less time consuming and would not cost as much money which means a bigger profit. William Caxton didn't actually invent the printing press the Chinese did in 600 something AD.
the printing press was introduced to England in 1476 by an English man called William Caxton
The Printing Press
Johannes Gutenberg was known for inventing the printing press around the year of 1450. He was also known for the Gutenberg bible later created with his own printing press.
In the late 1440s Johann Gutenberg developed printing by movable type. (Printing using wood blocks and so on was already well known).Note that printing by movable type was already known in Korea.He invented the printing press in 1454.Gutenberg did not invent the printing press, the printing press he used was a modified lithography press that already existed. What he invented was movable type, which greatly sped up the process of setting up the press for printing.
The 1440s invention that helped spread the ideas of the renaissance throughout Europe was the movable printing press. It was invented by Johannes Gutenberg.
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the printing press was introduced to England in 1476 by an English man called William Caxton
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William Caxton in 1476.
The Printing Press
The first commercial press is generally considered to be the one established by William Caxton in Westminster, England in 1476. He introduced the printing press to England and published numerous important works during that time.
William Caxton is considered an early pioneer of printing in England. He introduced the printing press to England in 1476 and was responsible for producing the first printed books in English.
The printing press had a very important impact on society because it spread the ideas of Humanism widely throughout society.
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The Printing Press