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World
Population
Print Technology Timeline
CHINA
INVENTION OF:
105: Paper
CHINA
Imperial Era: 221 B.C.-1911 A.D.
Han Dynasty
0
100
Years CE
1040: Moveable type
4th-7th c.: Block printing
200
Wei and Jin Southern/
Northern
300
400
500
600
Tang
700
Song, Liao, Jin,
Western Xia
800
Sources: Grollier’s Encyclopedia, Knops Boekrestauratie, Columbia U., United Nations
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Yuan
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Philip Loubere / MTSU
PAPERMAKING
Frame with finemesh screen
Water with plant
fibers mixed in
Screen is dunked
in water
When lifted out,
screen captures
a thin layer of
fibers.
Sheet is peeled off
and dried. It may
be pressed too.
RELIEF PRINTING
Pattern is drawn (in
reverse) on the surface
of a wood block. All
non-printing areas are
cut away.
Remaining raised
surfaces are inked.
A sheet of paper is
pressed on top. Pressure
can be manual or from a
mechanical press.
World
Population
Print Technology Timeline
EUROPE
CHINA
1452: Gutenberg’s press
1430s: Intaglio
INVENTION OF:
105: Paper
1040: Moveable type
4th-7th c.: Block printing
Renaissance
Middle Ages
CHINA
Imperial Era: 221 B.C.-1911 A.D.
Han Dynasty
0
100
Years CE
200
Wei and Jin Southern/
Northern
300
400
500
600
Tang
700
Song, Liao, Jin,
Western Xia
800
Sources: Grollier’s Encyclopedia, Knops Boekrestauratie, Columbia U., United Nations
900
1000
1100
Yuan
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
Philip Loubere / MTSU
1452:
Gutenberg’s
Moveable Type
Printing Press
Blackletter
Renaissance: 15th-16th centuries
Old Style:
Garamond
ABCDEFGH
abcdefgh
Renaissance: 15th-16th centuries
Old Style:
Caslon
ABCDEFGH
abcdefgh
Baroque
Era:
17th-18th
centuries
Baroque era: 17th-18th centuries
Transitional:
Baskerville
ABCDEFGH
abcdefgh
Baroque era: 17th-18th centuries
Transitional:
Miller
ABCDEFGH
abcdefgh
Baroque era: 17th-18th centuries
Transitional:
Book Antiqua
ABCDEFGH
abcdefgh
Baroque era: 18th-20th centuries
Industrial Revolution
World
Population
Print Technology Timeline
EUROPE
1980s: Digital prepress
1940s: Phototypesetting
UNITED
STATES
1903: Offset lithography
CHINA
1886: Linotype
1847: Rotary press
1826: Photoengraving
1727: Stereotype
1452: Gutenberg’s press
1430s: Intaglio
INVENTION OF:
105: Paper
1040: Moveable type
4th-7th c.: Block printing
Renaissance
Middle Ages
CHINA
100
Years CE
Industrial Age
Imperial Era: 221 B.C.-1911 A.D.
Han Dynasty
0
U.S.
200
Wei and Jin Southern/
Northern
300
400
500
600
Tang
700
Song, Liao, Jin,
Western Xia
800
Sources: Grollier’s Encyclopedia, Knops Boekrestauratie, Columbia U., United Nations
900
1000
1100
Yuan
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
Philip Loubere / MTSU
1886:
Linotype
machine
Modern era: 19th-20th Centuries
Modern:
Bodoni
ABCDEFGH
abcdefgh
Sans Serif:
Helvetica
ABCDEFGH
abcdefgh
Slab Serif:
Rockwell
ABCDEFGH
abcdefgh
Fixed Width:
Courier
ABCDEFGH
abcdefgh
Specialty:
Comic Sans
ABCDEFGH
abcdefgh
Specialty:
desdemona
ABCDEFGH
abcdefgh
Specialty:
Bauhaus 93
ABCDEFGH
abcdefgh
Never Use This!
Curlz
ABCDEFGH
abcdefgh
or This!
Rosewood
ABCDEFGH
abcdefgh
Old Style: Garamond
ABgh Typeface
Transitional: Baskerville
ABgh Typeface
Modern: Bodoni
ABgh Typeface
Sans Serif: Helvetica
ABgh Typeface
Slab Serif: Rockwell
ABgh Typeface
ddddd
TTTTT
Old Style
Transitional
Modern
Sans Serif
Slab Serif
World
Population
Print Technology Timeline
EUROPE
1980s: Digital prepress
1940s: Phototypesetting
UNITED
STATES
1903: Offset lithography
CHINA
1886: Linotype
1847: Rotary press
1826: Photoengraving
1727: Stereotype
1452: Gutenberg’s press
1430s: Intaglio
INVENTION OF:
105: Paper
1040: Moveable type
4th-7th c.: Block printing
Renaissance
Middle Ages
CHINA
100
Years CE
Industrial Age
Imperial Era: 221 B.C.-1911 A.D.
Han Dynasty
0
U.S.
200
Wei and Jin Southern/
Northern
300
400
500
600
Tang
700
Song, Liao, Jin,
Western Xia
800
Sources: Grollier’s Encyclopedia, Knops Boekrestauratie, Columbia U., United Nations
900
1000
1100
Yuan
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
Philip Loubere / MTSU
World
Population
Print Technology Timeline
7 billion
Oct. 2011
EUROPE
1980s: Digital prepress
6 billion
1940s: Phototypesetting
UNITED
STATES
1903: Offset lithography
CHINA
1886: Linotype
5 billion
1847: Rotary press
1826: Photoengraving
4 billion
1727: Stereotype
1452: Gutenberg’s press
1430s: Intaglio
INVENTION OF:
105: Paper
3 billion
1040: Moveable type
4th-7th c.: Block printing
2 billion
Renaissance
Middle Ages
CHINA
100
Years CE
Industrial Age
1 billion
Imperial Era: 221 B.C.-1911 A.D.
Han Dynasty
0
U.S.
200
Wei and Jin Southern/
Northern
300
400
500
600
Tang
700
Song, Liao, Jin,
Western Xia
800
Sources: Grollier’s Encyclopedia, Knops Boekrestauratie, Columbia U., United Nations
900
1000
1100
Yuan
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
Philip Loubere / MTSU
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