Print culture and the modern world

Embed Code Embed Code Copied...

• Courses • Summer Skill Up • • • Data Structures and Algorithms • • • • • • • For Working Professionals • • • • • • For Students • • • • • • • • Programming Languages • • • • Web Development • • • • • Machine Learning and Data Science • • • New Courses • • • • School Courses • • • • Tutorials • DSA • • • • • Data Structures • • • • Linked List • • • • • • • Tree • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Algorithms • Analysis of Algorithms • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Searching Algorithms • • • • Sorting Algorithms • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • System Design • System Design Tutorial • • • • • • • • • • • • Software Design Patterns • • • • • • • • • • • Interview Corner • • • • • • • • • • Languages • • • • • • • • • • • • • Web Development • • • • • CSS Frameworks • • • • • • • • • • JavaScript Frameworks • • • • • • JavaScript Libraries • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • School Learning • • • Mathematics • • • • • • • • • CBSE Syllabus • • • • • • Maths Notes (Class 8-12) • • • • • • Maths Formulas (Class 8 -11) • • • • • NCERT Solutions • • • • • • RD Sharma Solutions • • • • • • Science Notes • • • • Physics Notes (Class 8-12) • • • • • • Chemistry Notes (Class 8-12) • • • • • • Biology Notes • • • • • Social Science Syllabus • • • • • Social Science Notes • SS Notes (Class 7-12) • • • • • CBSE History Notes (Class 7-10) • • • • CBSE Geography Notes (Class 7-10) • • • • CBSE Civics Notes (Class 7-10) • • • Commerce • • • • • • • CBSE Previous Year Papers...

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Introduction: It is difficult for us to imagine a world without printed matter. We find evidence of print everywhere around us – in books, journals, newspapers, prints of famous paintings, cinema posters etc. It has become so common that we take it for granted. However, it has a major role in the making of the contemporary world. Do you know print also has an interesting history? So, let’s discuss it through this chapter. 1. The First Printed Books: • The earliest kind of print technology was developed in China, Japan and Korea. • This was the system of hand printing. China: • The Chinese developed a form of printing using carved wooden blocks. This printing technique was known as • From AD 594 onwards, books in China were printed by rubbing paper against the inked surface of woodblocks. • The traditional Chinese ‘accordion book’was folded and stitched at the side, since the sheet was thin and porous. • To copy down writing in a beautiful manner, there were skilled craftsmen. This artistic style is called calligraphy. • Moreover, Imperial China remained the major producer of printed material for a long time. • China possessed a huge bureaucratic system which recruited its personnel through civil service examinations. • Textbooks printed in vast numbers for this examination under the sponsorship of the imperial state. • Although, from the 16th century, the number of candidates went up and ...

Do you know which was the first book ever to be commercially printed? It was a 42 line version of the Bible known as the Gutenberg Bible. It was printed in the 1450s and started the printing revolution and the print culture which became very significant in the history of mankind. Let us find out more about it. Print Culture and the Modern World Introduction of print technology was seen in China, Japan, and Korea. By the 17 th Century, as modern culture emerged in China, the uses of print diversified. Shanghai, in fact, became the hub of the new print culture. This was about China, similarly, the same culture was adopted by the people of Japan. Through China, Japan got enlightened with this technology. Buddhist missionaries from China introduced hand-printing technology into Japan. In the 11 th century, Chinese paper reached Europe via silk route. In 1295, Marco Polo, a great explorer returned to Italy with complete knowledge of printing. Italians started printing books with woodblocks and soon technology reached to every part of Europe. With this The Print Revolution and its Impact With time, a new Because of the reading culture, the literacy rate of the India and the World of Print In the mid 16 th century, the first printing press came in Goa through Portuguese missionaries. By 1674, more than 50 books were printed in Konkani and Karana A literary firm developed in Europe and soon acquired Indian forms and styles. Other forms like lyrics, short Educated and liberal men s...

• Study Material • Magazine Download • PYQ download • UPSC Notes • 1 minute read • Daily MCQ • Difference b/w • Full Forms • Free Courses • Free content for download • Video Lectures • UA Batches • Prelims • Environment • Agriculture • Geography • History-Freedom Struggle • Art & Culture • Polity • International relation • Sci & Tech • Economy • Mains • GS 1 • GS 2 • GS 3 • GS 4 • Exam Updates • UPSC Syllabus • Exam Dates • Results • Eligibility Criteria • Mains Syllabus • Prelims Syllabus • Notifications • Test & Practice • Daily MCQ • Prelims PYQs • Mains Questions • Rankers Guide • Topper Notes • Topper Interviews • Exam Tips • Paper Analysis It is difficult for us to imagine a world without printed matter. We find examples of print everywhere around us – in books, journals, newspapers, prints of famous paintings, and also in everyday things like theatre programmes, official circulars, calendars, diaries, advertisements, cinema posters at street corners and many more. Here we will study about the development of print in the modern world. The Initially Printed Books Japan, China and Korea were the pioneers of the earliest kind of print technology, popularly known as hand printing. Ancient China was a significant producer of printed material. When China reached its mature urban culture, print became a part of the everyday life of the people. Print in Japan was initiated by Buddhist missionaries from China in around 768-770 AD. Diamond Sutra is the oldest Japanese book. Pr...

CBSE Class 10 History Chapter 5 talks about the development of print, from its beginnings in East Asia to its expansion in Europe and in India. It also explains the impact of the spread of technology and how social lives and cultures changed with the emergence of print. These CBSE Class 10 History notes for Chapter 5 – Print Culture and the Modern World are prepared by highly skilled subject matter experts. These Chapter 5 Print Culture and The Modern World • • • • Download PDF The First Printed Books China, Japan and Korea developed the earliest kind of print technology, which was a system of hand printing. Books in China were printed with rubbing paper from AD 594, and both sides of the book were folded and stitched. China, for a long time, was the major producer of printed material. China started conducting civil service examinations for its bureaucrats and its textbooks were printed in vast numbers. Print was no longer confined to scholar-officials. Merchants used print while collecting their trade information. Reading became a part of leisure activity, and rich women started publishing their own poetry and plays. This new reading culture attracted new technology. In the late 19th century, Western printing techniques and mechanical presses were imported. Print in Japan Hand-printing technology was introduced by Buddhist missionaries from China into Japan around AD 768-770. The Buddhist Diamond Sutra is the oldest Japanese book, printed in AD 868, containing six sheets ...