When was the movable type printing technique invented?
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When was ceramic movable type developed? When was a clay movable type system developed? When was metal movable type developed? When did modern, factory produced movable type become available?
1040 AD
1193
12th century
late 19th century
Movable type
When was the movable type printing technique invented?
Movable type History of printing in East Asia Printing History of printing Johannes Gutenberg Printing press Hua Sui Woodblock printing Letterpress printing Bi Sheng
<b>Movable type</b> is the system and technology of <b>printing</b> and typography that uses 
movable ... He <b>made</b> more than 30,000 wooden <b>movable types</b> and <b>printed</b> 100 
copies of Records of Jingde County (《旌德縣志》), a book of more than 60,000&nbsp;... He <b>made</b> more than 30,000 wooden <b>movable types</b> and <b>printed</b> 100 copies of 
Records of Jingde County (《旌德&nbsp;... <b>Movable type</b> is the system of <b>printing</b> and typography using movable pieces of 
metal type, <b>made</b> by casting from&nbsp;... Compared to woodblock <b>printing</b>, <b>movable type</b> page-setting was ... regarded as 
the most important <b>invention</b> of the second millennium. ... To create these lead 
<b>types</b>, Gutenberg used what some&nbsp;... Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg was a German blacksmith, 
goldsmith, <b>inventor</b>, <b>printer</b>, and publisher who introduced <b>printing</b> to Europe with 
the <b>printing</b> press. His introduction of mechanical <b>movable type printing</b> to Europe 
started the ... to <b>printing</b> are: the <b>invention</b> of a <b>process</b> for mass-producing 
<b>movable type</b>;&nbsp;... A <b>printing</b> press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface 
resting upon ... In Renaissance Europe, the arrival of mechanical <b>movable type</b> 
<b>printing</b> introduced the era of mass ... <b>Technologies</b> preceding the press that led 
to the press&#39;s <b>invention</b> included: manufacturing of paper, development of ink,&nbsp;... Hua Sui was a Chinese scholar, <b>inventor</b> and <b>printer</b> of Wuxi, Jiangsu province 
during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644 AD). He belonged to the wealthy Hua family 
that was renowned throughout the region. Hua Sui is best known for creating 
China&#39;s first metal <b>movable type printing</b> in ... 1290-1333) was an early innovator 
of wooden <b>movable type</b>, as his <b>process</b>&nbsp;... Woodblock <b>printing</b> (or block <b>printing</b>) is a <b>technique</b> for <b>printing</b> text, images or 
patterns used ... Although the Chinese had <b>invented</b> a form of <b>movable type</b> with 
baked clay in the 11th century, and metal <b>movable type</b> was <b>invented</b> in Korea in
&nbsp;... Letterpress <b>printing</b> is a <b>technique</b> of relief <b>printing</b> using a <b>printing</b> press, a 
<b>process</b> by which many copies are produced by repeated direct impression of an 
inked, raised surface against sheets or a continuous roll of paper. A worker 
composes and locks <b>movable type</b> into the &quot;bed&quot; or &quot;chase&quot; of a ... <b>Movable type</b> 
was first <b>invented</b> in China using ceramic type in 1040 AD. Bì Shēng (990–1051 AD) was a Chinese artisan and <b>inventor</b> of the world&#39;s first 
<b>movable type</b> ... The book records a detailed description of the technical details of 
Bi Sheng&#39;s <b>invention</b> of <b>movable type printing</b>: ... 1290–1333) improved Bi 
Sheng&#39;s clay <b>types</b> by innovation through the wood, as his <b>process</b> increased the 
speed&nbsp;...
AD 1040
Movable type