Understanding the Inventions That Changed the World. Episode 9, Paper and Printing.
Understanding the Inventions That Changed the World. Episode 9, Paper and Printing.
- 1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Title from title frames. Film In Process Record.
W. Bernard Carlson
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2013.
Survey the development of writing from the days of clay tablets and parchment through the development of the printing press. You'll learn about the surprising history of movable type, which originated in Asia hundreds of years before the Gutenberg press in Europe. You'll also see how different cultural circumstances shaped the impact of different inventions.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
In English
6771372 Kanopy
History, Ancient.
Engineering.
Education films.
Title from title frames. Film In Process Record.
W. Bernard Carlson
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2013.
Survey the development of writing from the days of clay tablets and parchment through the development of the printing press. You'll learn about the surprising history of movable type, which originated in Asia hundreds of years before the Gutenberg press in Europe. You'll also see how different cultural circumstances shaped the impact of different inventions.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
In English
6771372 Kanopy
History, Ancient.
Engineering.
Education films.