It seems there is a special day for everything. Last Tuesday was National Beagle Day. Our dog thought every day was National ...

From hand-copied manuscripts to high-speed digital presses, printing has reshaped the world. This video traces the journey from woodblock printing to Gutenberg’s movable type and beyond ...

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 ...

Unlike block printing, Gutenberg’s press featured a movable “key” for each individual letter and symbol. “Since letters could be arranged into any format, an infinite variety of texts ...

German scholar Fabian Schrodt (R) experiences and recreates Bi Sheng's movable-type printing at the Bi Sheng Memorial Hall in Yingshan County, central China's ...