page_title: Global spread of the printing press
hierarchical_section_title: Global spread of the printing press
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Geschätzte Buchdruckproduktion in Europa von ca. 1450 bis 1800. Ein Buch ist definiert als ein Druckwerk von mehr als 49 Seiten. English: Estimated output of printed books in Europe from ca. 1450 to 1800. A book is defined as printed matter containing more than 49 pages.
context_page_description: The global spread of the printing press began with the invention of the printing press with movable type by Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, Germany c. 1439. Western printing technology was adopted in all world regions by the end of the 19th century, displacing the manuscript and block printing.
  In the Western world, the operation of a press became synonymous with the enterprise of publishing and lent its name to a new branch of media, the "press".
context_section_description: The global spread of the printing press began with the invention of the printing press with movable type by Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, Germany c. 1439. Western printing technology was adopted in all world regions by the end of the 19th century, displacing the manuscript and block printing.
  In the Western world, the operation of a press became synonymous with the enterprise of publishing and lent its name to a new branch of media, the "press" (see List of the oldest newspapers).
caption: European output of printed books from the 15th through the 18th century
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