Print Culture and the Modern World

Today when we look around, we find ourselves surrounded by the printed matter. Whether they are books, journals, newspapers, magazines, prints of famous paintings, advertisements etc. All these things are printed material. So, we can say that now a days it is hard to imagine a world without printing.

But do we know the history of printing? Or do we have any idea how the printing has contributed in shaping our world?

Well in this chapter we will talk about the history of printing, its journey from East Asia to Europe and India and we will also study the impact of print and spread of it’s technology on our lives.

The First Printed Books

Print Comes to Europe