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Invention of Printing
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Invention of Printing

anonymous · 1544 - 1650 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Interior of a printing house. The printer, possibly Johannes Gutenberg, operates the press. Behind him stands an apprentice with two ink balls. On the wall a shelf with books. The text sheet also contains an illustration of Berthold Schwartz, the inventor of gunpowder, with the devil. Numbered in the upper right: dccxiii.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratieJohannes GutenbergBerthold Schwartzdevil(s) and demonsprinting pressfirearms: cannon
Credit lineUitvinding van de boekdrukkunst. 1544 - 1650. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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