From hand-copied manuscripts to high-speed digital presses, printing has reshaped the world. This video traces the journey from woodblock printing to Gutenberg’s movable type and beyond ...

Unlike block printing, Gutenberg’s press featured a movable “key” for each individual letter and symbol. “Since letters could be arranged into any format, an infinite variety of texts ...

One of the worlds oldest printing techniques, wooden movable-type printing is maintained in Ruian County, Zhejiang Province, where it is used in compiling and printing clan genealogies. Men are ...