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SSC English Literature
QUESTION #10720
Question 1
What new system of printing books was developed in the 1400s?
Correct Answer Explanation
Movable Type printing was developed by Johannes Gutenberg in the 1440sā1450s in Germany, revolutionising book production. His Gutenberg Bible (~1455) was the first major book printed with this technology. Movable type allowed individual metal letters to be arranged, printed, and rearranged ā making mass production of books possible for the first time. In England, William Caxton introduced printing in 1476.
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