Lyons. Printing with movable copper types in Korea. Company of Stationers founded in London. Earliest extant example of woodblock printing in Europe. Earliest extant examples of xylographic of block books. Gutenberg prints indulgences on lead-based movable type with a textura face in Mainz. Gutenberg prints Bible. Psalmorum Codex published by Fust and Schoffer in Mainz; first extant printed book with colophon; also Mainz Psalter‚ earliest example of color printing. Mentelin established press in Strasbourg
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Dynasty in china.and the earliest dated example of this technique is diamond sutra which was printed as early as 868 CE . diamond sutra is a book on Buddhism that was printed in china. the printing press was invented in 1436 by a german man named JOHANNES GUTENBURG.the printing press changed the life of people all over europe and eventually the world. before gutenburg all text was hand written‚mostly for the church.as hand writing text was time consuming mistakes were often made.think of the game
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The Masks of Robert Browning The Victorian era was a time known for its family values. Robert Browning broke the mold of the Victorian writers by turning to dramatic monologue. Readers at the time could not appreciate his technique. Today some of his poems can be linked with authors such as Stephen King or Dean Koontz. Do his writings give us an insight into a hidden mad man? No. Robert Browning brought his characters to life and awakened the very real possibilities of the common man having a
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Romantic Period 1820-1900 General Notes: • Cultural Movement that stressed ⁃ Emotion ⁃ Imagination ⁃ Individualism Diverse and Complex • Fascination with Fantasy • Revered ⁃ Middle Ages ⁃ Chivalry ⁃ Romance • Inspired by ⁃ Medieval Folk Ballads ⁃ Tales of Fantasy ⁃ Adventure • Coincided with the Industrial ⁃ Revolution Visual Arts of the Period: • Most important influence on painters and sculptures was Nature Music in Society: ⁃ Making
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Project Gutenberg’s Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases‚ by Greenville Kleiser This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it‚ give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases A Practical Handbook Of Pertinent Expressions‚ Striking Similes‚ Literary‚ Commercial‚ Conversational‚ And Oratorical Terms‚ For The Embellishment
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The Origins of Vernacular Language and Its Spread Keturah Lindsey American Intercontinental University ABSTRACT The term vernacular can be defined as using a language that is native to a country or province‚ rather than a cultured‚ foreign‚ or literary language. The vernacular languages would also be considered as the large family of contemporary “Romance” languages (Matthews‚ 2007). These vernacular languages would one day be known to use as Spanish‚ French‚ Italian
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Annotated Bibliography Orwell‚ George. "The Spike." Fifty Essays by George Orwell. Project Gutenberg of Australia‚ Aug. 2003. Web. The Spike was about George Orwell’s life while living in London. At this time Orwell was living in London in spikes‚ which are shelters. Times were hard‚ Orwell had no money‚ and he lived in a variety of shelters. You could only stay at spikes one night at a time. If you went to two or more spikes in London‚ more than once in a single month there was a possibility of
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(a person who studies the inner core of the atom) best known for his invention of the Geiger counter‚ a device used for detecting and counting atomic particles‚ and for his work in nuclear physics with Ernest Rutherford (1871–1937). Early life Johannes Wilhelm Geiger was born in Neustadt an-der-Haardt (now Neustadt ander-Weinstrasse)‚ Germany‚ on September 30‚ 1882. His father‚ Wilhelm Ludwig Geiger‚ was a professor at the University of Erlangen from 1891 to 1920. The eldest of five children‚ Geiger
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Cited: 1. Morris‚ William. The Defence of Guenevere. The Defence of Guenevere. The Camelot Project at the University of Rochester. Web. 5 Oct. 2011. . 2. Tennyson‚ Alfred. Idylls of the King. The Project Gutenberg EBook. 4 Aug. 1998. Web. 4 Oct. 2011. . 3. The Victorian Web: An Overview. Web. 10 Oct. 2011. .
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TOPIC: A Modest Proposal Jonathan Swift HUMANITIES 112 When reading A Modest Proposal‚ I was drawn into the opening of Swift’s intention of providing a solution to the oppressed citizens of Ireland. As I continued reading‚ I did not have a complete understanding of satire‚ so I was truly surprised and became horrified by his suggestion to murder and eat children. After some further reading and research‚ his manner for such graphic delivery and the contraction of this being such an
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