{"id":571,"date":"2022-01-21T08:59:32","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T08:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/?p=571"},"modified":"2024-07-31T12:13:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T11:13:24","slug":"1-invention-of-the-printing-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/2022\/01\/21\/1-invention-of-the-printing-press\/","title":{"rendered":"The invention of the printing press"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2056\/2021\/11\/boktryckerikonstens-uppfinnare-gutenberg-i-sin-verkstad-1860-talet-befe7b.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2056\/2021\/11\/boktryckerikonstens-uppfinnare-gutenberg-i-sin-verkstad-1860-talet-befe7b.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2056\/2021\/11\/boktryckerikonstens-uppfinnare-gutenberg-i-sin-verkstad-1860-talet-befe7b-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.coventry.domains\/copyrightliteracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2056\/2021\/11\/boktryckerikonstens-uppfinnare-gutenberg-i-sin-verkstad-1860-talet-befe7b-600x364.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the mid-15<sup>th<\/sup> Century, the German goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. 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