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First printing works in Paris

Paris was Europe’s most important intellectual center in the 15th century, and saw the birth of several printing works. The first printing works in Paris were founded by two Sorbonne professors, Jean Heynlin and Guillaume Fichet. The first, Jean Heynlin, born in Stein, had the idea of setting up a printing works in Paris. The…

Appearance of the printing press

The advent ofprinting began with Johannes Gutenberg, born around 1400. In Strasbourg, Gutenberg began his studies as a goldsmith, then in chiseling and the adaptation of alloys, which led him to borrow money from his cousin Ardnol Gelthus to build a press and persuade a wealthy banker Johan Fust to help finance his project. The…