Printing & Information Machines
Movable type
Movable type uses separate reusable pieces for characters or letters. Composing those pieces into a printing surface made it possible to rearrange text without carving an entirely new block for each page.
About this artifact
Movable type uses separate reusable pieces for characters or letters. Composing those pieces into a printing surface made it possible to rearrange text without carving an entirely new block for each page.
Sources & image credits
Documented image of this machine or its operating principle; see image credits for the original date and subject.
Image: Metal_movable_type.jpg
Creator: Willi Heidelbach
License: CC BY 2.5
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