Gutenberg's printing press
1440* · Event
Movable-type printing transforms how knowledge spreads in Europe.
On these timelines: Master, Renaissance, Germany, Science & Technology
Around 1440
- Leonardo da Vinci (1452)
- Fall of Constantinople (1453)
- Michelangelo (1475)
- Martin Luther (1483)
- Renaissance (1400)
- Wars of the Roses (1455)
- Mehmed II (1432)
- Gutenberg prints the 42-line Bible (1455)
- Albrecht Durer (1471)
- Forbidden City built (1406)