Background

(Engraving by W Lowry after J Farey)

            The printing press shaped the world through innovations in printing. It revolutionized the amount of books and other forms of literature during its time period (History.com Editors). The reaction to the press has spread throughout the world in different forms of change (History.com Editors). The purpose of the press was to innovate woodblock printing (History.com Editors). The printing press was created in the 15th century to spread literature throughout Europe (History.com Editors). Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press to make printing easier and less time consuming (History.com Editors). The press was designed to reform printing by making copies and manuscripts closer to their original version, limiting the mistakes from one copy to another (Dewar). The press gave accessibility of literature to more people throughout the world (History.com Editors). The press has changed the world through expansions in reading and writing (History.com Editors).