1455 his magnificent Gutenberg Bible in students, all on our different levels of the 180 copies was printed on paper and educational ladder, we are surrounded by vellum. The printing press gave an an incredibly large amount of books even opportunity to copy and multiply the in the British Library and the UCL same page of a book as many times as it Library. One can ask: the establishment of was needed and thus contributed to a many universities across the globe, significant growth in the number of including the University of London (in books printed in Europe. In comparison 1836 to become University College with the previous handwritten methods London): would it have been possible used by scribes which took incomparably without Gutenberg’s invention back in more time, the letterpress became a high the 15th century? tech engine of printing of its time. This Drinking a single espresso or eating lunch was described as ‘the art of writing with in the Print Room Café at UCL gives one many pens’. the opportunity to think about the The new possibilities of printing movable wooden types as representatives encouraged writers to spread their ideas, of one of the most influential innovations opinions and beliefs, and thus shaped given to the humanity, the printing press, religious, political, scientific and artistic called the ‘crown of all science’, and by thinking. This discovery was not without Jews in a religious context, melekhet impact, even indirectly, on our 21st shamayim (a divine craft) or melekhet century living. From an academic point of hakodesh (a sacred craft). view, it seems to be almost impossible to study without unlimited access to an unlimited number of books, journals, encyclopaediae, documents, chronicles, magazines and newspapers, to mention only a few, printed in all possible languages for almost six hundred years. Moreover, all of the printed material encourages us to electronically write and print other books, articles, essays, etc. Our relationship with a printed text is greater than we are able to imagine. Millions of books storied in libraries of whole the world constitute just a small Warsaw in the summer months is a percent of books from private houses. As delightful city, avenues of Linden trees, an UCL scholars, scientists, tutors and
1455 his magnificent Gutenberg Bible in 180 copies was printed on paper and vellum. The printing press gave an opportunity to copy and multiply the same page of a book as many times as it was needed and thus contributed to a significant growth in the number of books printed in Europe. In comparison with the previous handwritten methods used by scribes which took incomparably more time, the letterpress became a high tech engine of printing of its time. This was described as ‘the art of writing with many pens’. The new possibilities of printing encouraged writers to spread their ideas, opinions and beliefs, and thus shaped religious, political, scientific and artistic thinking. This discovery was not without impact, even indirectly, on our 21st century living. From an academic point of view, it seems to be almost impossible to study without unlimited access to an unlimited number of books, journals, encyclopaediae, documents, chronicles, magazines and newspapers, to mention only a few, printed in all possible languages for almost six hundred years. Moreover, all of the printed material encourages us to electronically write and print other books, articles, essays, etc. Our relationship with a printed text is greater than we are able to imagine. Millions of books storied in libraries of whole the world constitute just a small percent of books from private houses. As UCL scholars, scientists, tutors and students, all on our different levels of the educational ladder, we are surrounded by an incredibly large amount of books even in the British Library and the UCL Library. One can ask: the establishment of many universities across the globe, including the University of London (in 1836 to become University College London): would it have been possible without Gutenberg’s invention back in the 15th century? Drinking a single espresso or eating lunch in the Print Room Café at UCL gives one the opportunity to think about the movable wooden types as representatives of one of the most influential innovations given to the humanity, the printing press, called the ‘crown of all science’, and by Jews in a religious context, melekhet shamayim (a divine craft) or melekhet hakodesh (a sacred craft). Warsaw in the summer months is a delightful city, avenues of Linden trees, an
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