Is Gutenberg's printing press still useful? | History Remade with Sabrina

Since the advent of the internet, it's hard to remember how printing transformed the world. In this episode, Sabrina recreates Gutenberg's printing press using time accurate techniques, and explores how it laid the foundation for how information is spread today.

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CREDITS

Executive Producer
Sabrina Cruz
Melissa Fernandes
Taha Khan

Producer
Molly Williams

Researcher
Chloe Binderup

Craft Engineer
Jade Codinera
Writer
Sabrina Cruz

Host
Sabrina Cruz

Director
Melissa Fernandes

B-Cam / DIT
River Shepperd

Sound
Edison Dietrich

Production Assistant
Gabrielle Augustin
Varman Nava

Story Editor
Stephanie Castillo

Editor
Chase Madsen

Animators
Krisztina Varga
Olivér Varga

Executive Producers
Sarah Walker
Brian Huffman

Executive Creative Director, A+E Networks
Tim Nolan

VP, Marketing Production, A+E Networks
Kate Leonard

VP, Brand Creative, History
Matt Neary

Music Courtesy of
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SOURCES
Buringh, Eltjo & Zanden, Jan. (2009). Charting the “Rise of the West”: Manuscripts and Printed Books in Europe, A Long-Term Perspective from the Sixth through Eighteenth Centuries. The Journal of Economic History. 69. 409-445.

Davis, Margaret Leslie. The Lost Gutenberg: The Astounding Story Of One Book's Five-Hundred-Year Odyssey. Penguin, 2019.

Elizabeth Eisenstein, The Printing Press as an Agent of Change. Communications and Cultural Transformations in Early Modern Europe (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1979)

Gulik, Egbertus van et al. Erasmus And His Books. University Of Toronto Press, 2018.
Helmers, Helmer, Nina Lamal, and Jamie Cumby. " Introduction: The Printing Press as an Agent of Power". Print and Power in Early Modern Europe (1500–1800). Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, 2021.

Man, John. The Gutenberg Revolution. Random House, 2010.

Newman, M. Sophia. "The Buddhist History Of Moveable Type". TRICYCLE, 2016,
Romney, Rebecca, and J. P Romney. Printer's Error: Irreverent Stories From Book History. 1st ed., Harper's, 2017.
Southward, John. A Dictionary Of Typography And Its Accessory Arts. Powell, 1871.
The Edinburgh Encyclopedia. Joseph And Edward Parker; William Brown, Printer, 1832.
Updike, Daniel Berkeley. Printing Types, Their History, Forms, And Use. Nabu Press, 2010.
Wijnekus, Franciscus J. M, and E. F Wijnekus. ELSEVIER's DICTIONARY OF THE PRINTING AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES : IN 6 LANGUAGES. 2nd ed., ELSEVIER, 1983.

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Welcome to the joke under the fold!

What did Gutenberg say when he ran out of paper? Oh sheet.

[WouterWeggelaar]

"please don't cancel this show"
Yes history, please keep Melissa and friends on this channel! This is great

[Devedrus]

Commenting to make sure History keeps their best content in years

[ghostdude]

Watching Melissa help Sabrina clamp some cheeks makes the adolescent in me die of laughter.

[peacechickification]

I worked at a print shop with older printing presses in there and it was just so cool seeing how printers worked before computers. The 100 year old paper cutter was not work safe, nor did it cut completely straight, but oof it kept me working for an abusive boss for longer than I should have. Just such a cool industry with such brilliant machines.

[coffeefueledcartoons]

This is an amazing series, PLEASE keep going.

[racer]

I think you'd be fascinated by the scale of modern printing presses. The one I work on is 2 stories tall and as long as a small apartment building.

[SenoritaSevilla]

I love how this is edited and I love the AIP crew. Please please please keep this history channel. This is really good.

[mikeskelly]

Elevators are an interesting study. From the first rope lift 'death traps' to Otis' 'Safety Elevator', and the many types of lifting systems...

[petiteminipizza]

"I'm 5foot4 and I don't own a ladder" is the best reason for building a scale model 😝

[dingus]

This is the nerd version of "hold my beer and watch this" and I love it

[thtwirdgrl]

Loving this show more and more every time I watch!

[simianimp]

If you hadn't done this already, this was going to be my suggestion for your next episode. It's awesome that it works so well!

[chie]

I just discovered this series and I’ve been binging it so hard.

[SnarkyJohnny]

I would have loved this as a kid. Even now in my late 30’s it’s still great.

[Magic__]

This was very cool

It covers how a printing press works with out getting stuck in being time accurate

[machiruko]

I cannot believe that I missed this .... Loving the episodes so far!!! Thank you for the amazing content!

[Tatosgr]

Sabrina made me watch the History Channel again.

[Le_Marquis_de_Faux_Images]

If I recreate a Gutenberg press and self publish my books does it count as artisanal publishing?

[SuDaixi]

I love this. Why didn't youtube show me this a year ago?

[friedrice]

Sabrina's expression when someone says they have a printer.. lol I actually have three printers.