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Print Camille Trudeau-Rivest, Katia Shannon, Julia Durham
The History of Print
Diamond Sutra First printed book Printed in China, 868 At the end it reads: 'Reverently [caused to be] made for universal free distribution by Wang Jie on behalf of his two parents on the 13th of the 4th moon of the 9th year of Xiantong [i.e. 11th May, AD 868]'. "
Bi Sheng BIRTH DATES Invented movable type in 1040, China amalgam of clay and glue hardened by baking.
Uses this rather than carving everything into a block of wood
Linotype Machine Invented by Ottmar Mergenthaler linotype composing machine regarded as the greatest advance in printing since the development of moveable type 400 years earlier.
Johannes Gutenberg 1400 - 1468 German crafts man and inventor “invented” movable type made printing cheap
The Bible Monks would hand write the bible Then xylography
Gutenberg Bible Printed in Mainz, Germany in the 1450’s “First” book to be printed in latin 1,282 pages (2 volumes) 180 copies made, 48 remain
Impact of Print
Revolutionary Information accessibility More books at cheaper prices First “manufactured” object
Before and After Monks’ and copyists’ expansive bibles European intellectual movement of the period needed books Printing allowed ideas spreading (contestation)
Changes Upper middle classes learn how to read Power holders control the printing industry Books started all revolution
Good or Bad? People’s emancipation (rights and freedoms) Calling religion into question Evolution of ideas + Right to think
The Future of Print
Strength and Weakness Strengths
Weaknesses
Asthetics
Print size
No electricity required
Volume
Volume
Environmental concerns
Durable
Go out of print
Consumer Market 2006 -» consumer book sales: $1.59 billion. 2007 -» 75% market are consumer books Title output (1998-2004) increased by 40% Sales volume (1998-2004) increased by 11% Why?
The E-book 50 million Canadian placed online sales placed in 2005 The book is being reinvented as…
Bibilography L’histoire du livre, October 13, 2008, http://www.artezia.net/litterature/histoire_livre/histoire_livre.htm/ History of the Printing Press, October 14th, 2008, http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/printpress.htm Moveable Type, October 14th, 2008, http://stage.itp.nyu.edu/history/timeline/movabletype.html A brief history of Type, October 14th, 2008, http://www.redsun.com/type/abriefhistoryoftype/
The Book Retain in Canada, October 12th , 2008, http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/ac-ca/progs/padie-bpidp/reports/rapport-report_2007 Book marketing Market Data, October 13th, 2008, http://www.bookmarketing.co.uk/index.cfm/asset_id,885/index.html
The History of Print
Diamond Sutra First printed book Printed in China, 868 At the end it reads: 'Reverently [caused to be] made for universal free distribution by Wang Jie on behalf of his two parents on the 13th of the 4th moon of the 9th year of Xiantong [i.e. 11th May, AD 868]'. "
Bi Sheng BIRTH DATES Invented movable type in 1040, China amalgam of clay and glue hardened by baking.
Uses this rather than carving everything into a block of wood
Linotype Machine Invented by Ottmar Mergenthaler linotype composing machine regarded as the greatest advance in printing since the development of moveable type 400 years earlier.
Johannes Gutenberg 1400 - 1468 German crafts man and inventor “invented” movable type made printing cheap
The Bible Monks would hand write the bible Then xylography
Gutenberg Bible Printed in Mainz, Germany in the 1450’s “First” book to be printed in latin 1,282 pages (2 volumes) 180 copies made, 48 remain
Impact of Print
Revolutionary Information accessibility More books at cheaper prices First “manufactured” object
Before and After Monks’ and copyists’ expansive bibles European intellectual movement of the period needed books Printing allowed ideas spreading (contestation)
Changes Upper middle classes learn how to read Power holders control the printing industry Books started all revolution
Good or Bad? People’s emancipation (rights and freedoms) Calling religion into question Evolution of ideas + Right to think
The Future of Print
Strength and Weakness Strengths
Weaknesses
Asthetics
Print size
No electricity required
Volume
Volume
Environmental concerns
Durable
Go out of print
Consumer Market 2006 -» consumer book sales: $1.59 billion. 2007 -» 75% market are consumer books Title output (1998-2004) increased by 40% Sales volume (1998-2004) increased by 11% Why?
The E-book 50 million Canadian placed online sales placed in 2005 The book is being reinvented as…
Bibilography L’histoire du livre, October 13, 2008, http://www.artezia.net/litterature/histoire_livre/histoire_livre.htm/ History of the Printing Press, October 14th, 2008, http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/printpress.htm Moveable Type, October 14th, 2008, http://stage.itp.nyu.edu/history/timeline/movabletype.html A brief history of Type, October 14th, 2008, http://www.redsun.com/type/abriefhistoryoftype/
The Book Retain in Canada, October 12th , 2008, http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/ac-ca/progs/padie-bpidp/reports/rapport-report_2007 Book marketing Market Data, October 13th, 2008, http://www.bookmarketing.co.uk/index.cfm/asset_id,885/index.html
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