1300: The first use of wooden type in China begins. The collection is particularly strong in political cartoons and caricatures, which provide sharp commentary on the international politics and policies that shaped the period from the Seven […] We’re witnessing that now across corporate America, especially in the media, as college grads destroy the woke leftists who hired them. 1241: Koreans print books using movable type. Print Former Secretary of State John Kerry spoke out this week to make some disturbing comments about the election in November, going so far as to say that there will be a revolution … Friedrich Gottlob Koenig and Andreas Friedrich Bauer build their first cylinder press, which is much faster than the existing flatbed presses. The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now, at the Smithsonian Art Museum, the curious art lover can now learn much more about the graphic art expression of the Chicano nation from the mid 1960’s to the present day. The Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC, in association with Princeton University Press, has just mailed out its fabulous 340 page book, !Printing The Revolution: The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now. China’s Cultural Revolution began in 1966. In ¡Printing the Revolution! 618-906: T’ang Dynasty - The first printing is performed in China, using ink on carved wooden blocks; multiple transfers of an image to paper begins. A Timeline of Printing . Isaiah Thomas creates the two-volume History of Printing in America which is one of the best resources on colonial printing in the United States.. 1814 – First cylinder presses. 1810 – History of Printing in America. The American Revolution was a major historical conflict fought after print culture brought the rise of literacy. Feb 9, 2013 - The Print Revolution in America: A Renaissance - FEATURED ARTISTS - David H. Becker "A Foregone Conclusion" 22 3/4 x 16 5/8 etching Numerous eras throughout history have been defined through the use of print culture. Print culture and the American Revolution A profound impact. 868: "Diamond Sutra" is printed. The printing press is a device that allows for the mass production of uniform printed matter, mainly text in the form of books, pamphlets and newspapers. The Institute’s print holdings provide a thorough visual record of the era of the American Revolution as it was seen by its contemporaries and commemorated by subsequent generations. The printing press was a factor in the establishment of a community of scientists who could easily communicate their discoveries through widely disseminated scholarly journals, helping to bring on the scientific revolution. As Carol Sue Humphrey writes in "This Popular Engine": New England Newspapers during the American Revolution, 1775-1789 (Delaware, 1992): If it is obvious that most printers were patriots during the Revolution, the subject of their wartime loyalties nevertheless calls for some analysis because of the resulting changes in the profession.