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How Johann Gutenberg learnt the art of print ?
Johann Gutenberg was a German goldsmith and inventor, credited with the inventing of the movable type of printing in Europe.Gutenberg was the son of a merchant, and his childhood was spent on a large agricultural estate. From his childhood, he had seen wine and olive presses. By and by, he learnt the art of polishing stones, became a master goldsmith, and also acquired the expertise to create lead moulds and used for making trinkets. Using this knowledge, Gutenberg adapted the existing technology to design his innovation. The olive press became the base model for the printing press and moulds were used for casting the metal types for the letters of the alphabet. By 1448, Gutenberg perfected the system. In 1455, he published his 42 lines Bible, commonly known as Gutenberg Bible. About 180 copies were printed most on paper and some on vellum.


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