For all of you out there who are wondering where exactly printing came from, we have the answer for you! We all know that Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press, and he was truly the revolutionist behind the advancement in printing technology. But, what was printing before Gutenberg's machine?
Printing was once a very grueling process. Techniques such as woodblocking made printing a full-time manual labor position. From the early 200's until Gutenberg, printing was composed of very basic techniques that meant transferring ink (or whatever solutions used at the time) to textile, papyrus or any other form of printable material.
Skilled printers were capable of producing 2,000 sheets per day during the 9th Century AD! Unbelievable. Imagine if that were the case today! There would be no shortage in jobs that's for sure!
Woodblock printing is a technique practiced in order to effectively print text, patterns and images that were commonplace in Eastern Asia. Originally crafted in China, woodblocking was a method for printing on textiles and eventually on paper.
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