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SUMMARY:A Brief History of Printing
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DESCRIPTION:Join us at Central Library in the Indianapolis Special Collect
 ions Room (ISCR) for an engaging in-person lecture on the (abbreviated) hi
 story of printing. We’ll explore early examples of printing\, delve
  into Gutenberg’s groundbreaking press\, and discuss significant in
 novations throughout history..\nhttps://indianapolis.libnet.info/event/111
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span style="color: #706c6c\;"><strong><em
 >Culture\, History\, and Society: Rare Books and Special Collections</em><
 /strong></span>&mdash\;The history of printing is often thought to begin a
 nd end with Johannes Gutenberg&rsquo\;s invention of the printing press in
  1440\, but this is far from the truth. The practice of transferring text 
 onto objects dates back to 3000 BCE\, and the first major innovation for p
 rinting duplicates onto paper was developed in East Asia in the 7th centur
 y BCE. While Gutenberg&rsquo\;s press and the resulting first printing of 
 the Christian Bible revolutionized printing\, it did not stop there. Signi
 ficant improvements and innovations were made to movable-type designs\, es
 pecially during key cultural events such as the Industrial Revolution of t
 he 1800s. Even in recent decades\, milestones in the world of printing hav
 e continued to emerge. Artifacts and printed objects serve as evidence of 
 this long history\, and some materials are preserved right here in Indiana
 polis within IndyPL's Indianapolis Special Collections Room (ISCR).&nbsp\;
 </p>\n<p><strong>Presenter:&nbsp\;</strong>This lecture will be led by Emi
 ly Thomas\, an IndyPL children&rsquo\;s librarian with a background in his
 tory and rare books/manuscripts librarianship.&nbsp\;Registered attendees 
 are encouraged to arrive early or stay afterward to explore various captiv
 ating artifacts from printing history in our exclusive <a href="https://in
 dypl.bibliocommons.com/v2/search?custom_edit=false&amp\;query=anywhere%3A(
 Fine%20Printing%20Collection)%20%20%20collection%3A%22Indianapolis%20Speci
 al%20Collections%20Room%22%20formatcode%3A(BK%20)&amp\;searchType=bl&amp\;
 suppress=true&amp\;f_FORMAT=BK">Historic and Fine Printing collection</a>\
 , which will be showcased in our exhibit cases. Register now and join us.&
 nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Pre-readings and Other Resources</strong><br /><spa
 n style="color: #0000ff\;"><a href="https://indypl.bibliocommons.com/list/
 share/1304039738_indypl_montoyab/2561946319_printing_history" style="color
 : #0000ff\;">Printing History</a></span></p>\n<p><strong>Location:</strong
 >&nbsp\;Held in the Indianapolis Special Collections Room (ISCR) on the 6t
 h floor within <span style="color: #0000ff\;"><a href="https://www.indypl.
 org/locations/central-library" style="color: #0000ff\;">Central Library lo
 cated at 40 E. St Clair Street\, Indianapolis\, IN 46204</a></span>.</p>\n
 <p><strong>Parking:&nbsp\;</strong>The Central Library has a parking garag
 e available to patrons during their time at the Library. The garage can be
  accessed on Pennsylvania Street.</p>\n<p><strong>Contact:</strong> <a hre
 f="mailto:mbarker@indypl.org">Special Collections Librarian Montoya Barker
 </a></p>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/i
 ndianapolis/MicrosoftTeams-image.png" width="242" height="210" alt="" /></
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