printing press

Summary

printing press is a product^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of product entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,352 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• printing press is credited with the discovery of Johannes Gutenberg^[3].
• printing press's instance of is recorded as product^[4].
• printing press is a type of machine press^[5].
• printing press's Commons category is recorded as Printing presses^[6].
• printing press's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1439^[7].
• printing press's Commons gallery is recorded as Printing press^[8].
• printing press's location of creation is recorded as Strasbourg^[9].
• printing press's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[10].
• printing press's used by is recorded as printer^[11].
• printing press's used by is recorded as book printer^[12].
• printing press's history of topic is recorded as history of printing press^[13].
• printing press's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4/People^[14].

Body

Definition and Type

printing press's instance of is recorded as product^[4]. It is a type of machine press^[5].

Use and Application

Recorded used by include printer^[11] and book printer^[12].

Why It Matters

printing press ranks in the top 2% of product entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,352 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]