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Atlas of Early Modern Printing

From the University of Iowa Libraries comes The Atlas of Early Printing, an interactive map and timeline that illustrates the rise of the printing press in fifteenth century Europe. Users are invited to manipulate the timeline in order to explore how printing and institutions related to printing (such as universities and paper mills) spread across geography and time. Visitors can learn more about...

http://atlas.lib.uiowa.edu
Goettingen Gutenberg Bible

The Goettingen State and University Library has announced the final version of its digitized Gutenberg Bible. All 1,282 pages of the Bible, one of only four complete, illuminated copies on vellum, have been scanned and placed online in both German and English versions. Visitors can browse the text by Book via a pull-down menu and then select pages to view as double or single pages, the latter...

http://www.gutenbergdigital.de/
Gutenberg Bible at the Ransom Center

Widely understood to be one of the single most important inventions in human history, the development of movable type by Johann Gutenberg in the 15th century made it possible to produce a large number of copies of a single work in a relatively short period of time. Utilizing their own copy (one of 48 remaining around the world) of Gutenberg's Bible, the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at...

https://www.hrc.utexas.edu/gutenberg-bible/
Richard Benson: The Printed Picture

This website was created collaboratively by Richard Benson, photographer, teacher, and former dean of the Yale School of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). The site is based on The Printed Picture exhibition that was on view October 17, 2008 - July 13, 2009 at MoMA. The website provides a comprehensive education in all the primary methods used for printing pictures - relief, intaglio,...

https://printedpicture.artgallery.yale.edu/
The Glory of Chinese Printing

This online exhibit from the Printing Museum of China examines the development, types, techniques, and artistry of Chinese printing with an emphasis on materials from ancient times. Different sections discuss the advent of standardized characters; character-carving skills; paper, writing brushes, and ink; the invention of printing; printing in the Mid- and Late-Tang, the Yuan, Ming, Song, Qing and...

http://www.cgan.com/english/english/cpg/encontent.htm
The Museum of Printing History

When most people think about the history of printing they might think of a typeface or two they enjoy and perhaps the work of Gutenberg. There's much more to this field of human endeavor, and the Museum of Printing History in Houston provides a wealth of material at their institution and right here on their site. On the homepage, visitors can learn about current exhibitions and events, classes,...

http://printingmuseum.org/
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Treasures of the McDonald Collection

For book lovers and print culture enthusiasts, Oregon State University's Mary McDonald Rare Book and Manuscript Collection contains items created from the year 3000 BCE through the twentieth century. Collectively, these materials illustrate the global history of writing and print. In this online exhibit, visitors can closely examine select digitized items. These items are organized into categories...

http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/omeka/exhibits/show/mcd...