Important Events in the History of Printmaking & the Book

By futurebook375
  • Jan 1, 1380

    Woodcut Printing

    Woodcut Printing
    Earliest known woodcut in Europe
  • Jan 1, 1440

    Letterpress Printing

    Moveable type is developed by Johannes Gutenberg in Germany

  • Halftone Process Invented

    Four-color process printing invented. (CMYK: cyan, magenta, yellow and black)

  • First Linotype Machines Built

  • Internet Becomes Available to Public

  • Electronic book database grows larger than printed book database.

  • The touch screen interface for internet is introduced to the public.