What gutenberg printing press is made of
A machine for reproducing text: type set from letters, ink and a screw press.
- Movable type — has part. Text is set from metal type.
- Screw press — has part. Gutenberg adapted the screw press known from pressing grapes.
- Paper — uses. The impression is made on paper.
- Mechanical reproduction of information — uses. The press was the first to mechanize the reproduction of text on a mass scale.
- Ink — uses. An impression needs ink; Gutenberg used an oil-based one.
- Codex (book) — uses. The press printed sheets that were bound into codex books.