Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Johannes Gutenberg" in English language version.
Encyclopædia Britannica 2006: "Printing":Chinese paper was suitable only for calligraphy or block-printing; there were no screw-based presses in the east, because they were not wine-drinkers, didn't have olives, and used other means to dry their paper.
Duchesne, Ricardo (2006). "Asia First?". The Journal of the Historical Society. 6 (1). Boston: Historical Society: 69–91. doi:10.1111/j.1540-5923.2006.00168.x. ISSN 1529-921X. OCLC 1116078171. Man, John (2002). The Gutenberg Revolution: The Story of a Genius and an Invention that Changed the World. London: Headline Review. ISBN 978-0-7472-4504-9.The second necessary element was the concept of the printing press itself, an idea that had never been conceived in the Far East.
Encyclopædia Britannica 2006: "Printing":Chinese paper was suitable only for calligraphy or block-printing; there were no screw-based presses in the east, because they were not wine-drinkers, didn't have olives, and used other means to dry their paper.
Duchesne, Ricardo (2006). "Asia First?". The Journal of the Historical Society. 6 (1). Boston: Historical Society: 69–91. doi:10.1111/j.1540-5923.2006.00168.x. ISSN 1529-921X. OCLC 1116078171. Man, John (2002). The Gutenberg Revolution: The Story of a Genius and an Invention that Changed the World. London: Headline Review. ISBN 978-0-7472-4504-9.The second necessary element was the concept of the printing press itself, an idea that had never been conceived in the Far East.
Encyclopædia Britannica 2006: "Printing":Chinese paper was suitable only for calligraphy or block-printing; there were no screw-based presses in the east, because they were not wine-drinkers, didn't have olives, and used other means to dry their paper.
Duchesne, Ricardo (2006). "Asia First?". The Journal of the Historical Society. 6 (1). Boston: Historical Society: 69–91. doi:10.1111/j.1540-5923.2006.00168.x. ISSN 1529-921X. OCLC 1116078171. Man, John (2002). The Gutenberg Revolution: The Story of a Genius and an Invention that Changed the World. London: Headline Review. ISBN 978-0-7472-4504-9.The second necessary element was the concept of the printing press itself, an idea that had never been conceived in the Far East.