How did the first printing press work?

Demonstration on the only working model of a Gutenberg printing press--Crandall Historical Printing Museum. read more

Life before the printing press. Before the printing press was invented, any writings and drawings had to be completed painstakingly by hand. Several ]]> different materials ]]> were used to transcribe books: clay and papyrus, wax, and parchment. read more

The first printing press was made in a family workshop. Part of it was an old machine that had been made to squeeze the juice from grapes. This old grape press was remodeled to press pages of printed words onto sheets of paper. read more

Using his printing press, Gutenberg printed the Gutenberg Bible, which was one of the first books to be printed from a press. Gutenberg's invention led to the Printing Revolution, in which books became less expensive and much easier to create, meaning libraries grew and information was more widespread. read more