Priceless, 570-year-old Gutenberg Bible on display in Warsaw
The Bible, on display at the Medieval Art Gallery in Warsaw, was printed more than 570 years ago by Johannes Gutenberg, the ...
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New DNA storage tech aims for 215,000 TB per gram goal — writes to the 'epi-bits' of existing DNA with movable-type-based method
Researchers crafted 700 DNA “movable types” from nucleic acids, emulating a movable-type DNA printing. This method can be achieved manually or automatedly; researchers were able to print and ...
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Wooden Movable-Type Printing Technique of China
One of the worlds oldest printing techniques, wooden movable-type printing is maintained in Ruian County, Zhejiang Province, where it is used in compiling and printing clan genealogies. Men are ...
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National Geographic’s Cartographic Typefaces
An alternate process—that of setting names in movable type, pulling an impression on gummed paper that was then pasted down on the map—often yielded less than durable or clearly readable type.