Talk:Printing press

Semi-protected change request (minor typo)

• What I think should be changed: In section The Printing Revolution, please change:

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  The need for bibles and other religious literature, especially in the new world, was one of the principle factors that brought printing into the common world.

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  The need for bibles and other religious literature, especially in the new world, was one of the principal factors that brought printing into the common world.

• Why it should be changed: Use of incorrect homophone.

104.178.164.136 (talk) 15:50, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

Done, sort of. This poor passage rewritten. What is the "common world" supposed to be? Johnbod (talk) 17:46, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

References

Wrong title

This should be the improved version of moveable-type printing, more akin to an early version of a printing press. To be accurate, Europe was not the first country to invent moveable-type printing. Moveable-type printing was invented in China during the Tang Dynasty, between 1041 and 1048, and not in Europe in 1440 as commonly believed. To be precise, China was the first country to develop moveable-type printing. 3rddwtt (talk) 00:22, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Technology and Culture

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 21 August 2023 and 15 December 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Saathvik2019 (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Saathvik2019 (talk) 00:24, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

link to movable type page?

I was researching this and saw that there's no link to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movable_type from this page - thought in the first occurance of that phrase that link could be helpeful.

I don't have an account that can make that edit (new account) but maybe someone will see this, who can make that change? Oaksterwikster (talk) 02:10, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing out. I have added a link. Keith D (talk) 12:26, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

I just noticed the body of controversy in the history of this talk page—was it really so unclear before that movable type and the printing press were distinct? Oh, early Wikipedia... Remsense诉 12:30, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

"gutenburg invented the movable type printing press"

it was invented in korea? https://courier.unesco.org/en/articles/200-years-gutenberg-master-printers-koryo https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20211014000753 Esziii (talk) 12:35, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

Esziii See the comment above. Movable type (invented in the East) and the printing press (invented in Germany) are two distinct things. Also, the UNESCO source does not mention "printing press" once, The Korea Herald uses the words only in the title, but this seems clickbait or a mistake as movable type and the printing press are not the same, as already stated. Eem dik doun in toene (talk) 12:46, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

Just to make it clear: movable type refers to the individual type pieces (e.g., a letter or number) used for printing; the printing press is a mechanical device that applies pressure to the movable type to transfer ink onto paper. Eem dik doun in toene (talk) 13:24, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 September 2024

Overly long essay, key point being that moveable type existed in Korea before Gutenberg

Hello, I am living in South Korea, and a member of a non governmental organization called VANK. VANK is an abbreviation for Voluntary Agency Network of Korea and consists of Korean students from elementary to senior school and other adult volunteers. We are promoting Korea to the world through pen-pal activities with foreign friends from all over the world. Also, we are learning different countries’ culture, history, and a leadership of national heroes a part of an education for world citizenship. I am a member of VANK, cyber diplomatic envoy mission, and have a great interest in the metalloid type considered one of the greatest inventions in human history for its capability of mass delivery of information. I believe that the metalloid type made Reformation of the Christianity and Renaissance success in world history and, in the 21st century, even global knowledge network with Internet system as well.With such interest in the metalloid type, while I researched and examined the column of global printing described in world major textbooks, websites and encyclopedia, I happened to find inaccurate historical record of the metalloid type from the textbook published by your company. Therefore I take this chance to let you know of it and to ask to correct. In Germany, around 1440, the goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg invented the movable-type printing press, which started the Printing Revolution. -> In Germany, around 1440, the goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg invented the movable-type printing press in Europe. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing_press This is not accurate information, so it should be changed. Such an error in a well known website as yours comes as a surprise since we regard you as one of the world’s best. “Jikji” a Buddhist doctrinal book called as “Jikjisimcheyojeol” or “Jikji” in short form is the oldest book among existing books made by metalloid type. It had been made in 1377, 78 years earlier than “the Bible in 42 lines” made by Gutenberg of German which has been known as the first book made by metalloid type in about 1455, and is under custody of the National Library of France. For your reference, I’d like to tell you that UNESCO confirmed “Jikji” as the world oldest metalloid type in September, 2001 and officially recognized and certified “Jikji” as the Memory of the World. If you visit below website, you may find the website of UNESCO related to ‘Jikji’ and systematic evidence showing that ‘Jikji’ was the first metalloid type in the world. http://korea.prkorea.com/wordpress/?p=239 https://en.unesco.org/prizes/jikji-mow-prize Your publishing company takes a critical roll as a window to deliver the accurate historical fact and truth to the students of the primary and middle schools in the world who have interest in world history. It’ll be our appreciation if you introduce the true story of the “Jikji” to deliver the accurate historical truth to the people in the world. We wish to revive the spirit of creation that contributed to all people in the world by development of the world first metalloid type, the greatest invention of the 14th century in human history, by our voluntary strive in these days. And we wish to make Korea, which has grown as one of the great nations of information and communication in the 21st century, to be recorded one more time as the nation which contributes for all people of the world in world history, and to tell the people of the world of the national image of Korea. We need your support and cooperation to achieve our dream. Thank you

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VANK Cyber Civilian Diplomats in Korea, consisting of 120,000 South Korean members and 30,000 international members. 웨스트제로 (talk) 14:43, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

If you read the article, you would have seen that the advent of metal movable type in Korea is mentioned as part of the historical background. Gutenberg's printing press is a distinct invention that is important because it mechanized the aforementioned process for the first time. Remsense ‥ 论 21:49, 21 September 2024 (UTC)