The first evidence of prints was Chinese wood cuts from at least the 7th century AD. Cloth printing was popular even before paper printing in China, India, and Europe. Woodblock printing, popularly known today as xylography, was the first method of paper printing. It became widely used throughout East Asia.
Typography-printing was developed in Europe first, which helped in the mass production of letters on paper. Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press in the 1450’s. His was a durable machine. The Gutenberg Bible was the first major book printed using a mass-produced, movable, metal type printing press in Europe.
Gutenberg developed an oil-based ink which was more resilient than water based inks.
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