Indulgences
‘ Gutenberg Bible ’. This invention was critical in enabling the spread of the printed works of the Protestant reformation. In the mid - 1400s, the German Johannes Gutenberg cast the letters of the alphabet into a wooden press. This movable type, which had its roots in China and Korea, re- sulted in one of the most dramatic upheavels the world has ever known. Other people had made steps toward this invention, but Gutenberg is traditionally given the credit. With movable type, text could be quickly printed on both sides of a sheet of paper. Until this time, the only way to reproduce writing was by hand, which was a long, painstaking process. Movable type made producing books and other printed material faster and cheaper, making them available to more people. Gutenberg's first publication was a 1,282 page Bible. Soon printers in other cities, such as Rome and Venice, appeared. Within 35 years, a Gutenberg press appeared as far away as Constantinople. Books could now be made quickly and inexpensively. A scholar wrote that "thirty buyers rise up for each volume....tearing one another's eyes out to get ahold of them". Printed books provided more rapid access to new ide- as. With easier access to books, more people learned to read and more books were printed. The explosion of printed materials quickly spread Renaissance ideas. (Ramirez, Stearns, and Wineburg, 2008)
Impact of the Reformation on European Nations and Women
Impact of the Reformation on Monarchy
War as a Impact of the Reformation
Religious impact
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