Gutenberg was a German craftsman and inventor and is best known for his innovative printing press machine, the Gutenberg press, which used a movable form. Up until the 20th century, it remained the standard. Gutenberg made it inexpensive to print.
Throughout the nineteenth century, lithography was primarily a graphic art form and, as such, still holds a high artistic reputation. Lithographs are original artworks of artists and are typically signed, while offset lithographic printing and reproductions do not have a signature.
Woodblock printing, which appeared in China before 220 AD, was the earliest known form of printing applied to paper. The movable type invented by Bi Sheng around 1040 AD and the printing press invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century are also later developments in printing technology.
Created in China, the printing press revolutionized society before being further developed by Johannes Gutenberg and his invention of the Gutenberg press in Europe in the 15th century.
If you have the original source file from which the PDF was created, re-create the PDF. Open the file in the original program (like a word processor or a program for page layout). Select File > Print, then choose the option to save a PDF file. Please open the new PDF file and try printing it again.
Prints have a straight edge that is clean, often created by the plate used to create the work. One of the best ways to spot a print is to look at the surface of a painting with a magnifying glass. A high-quality cell phone can often take photos that reveal a great deal, particularly when using various "filters."
A printed name is simply the name written out so that people can read it (signatures might not be easy to read, so sometimes people will ask for both). A signature is often written in cursive, it's the individual's own way of writing their name for things like contracts, checks, etc.
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