dec 19, 1449 - Letterpress
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This process of printing was created in the mid 15th century and had wide use until the 19th century. It is also often called Relief or typographical printing. This creates a large number of copies instead of one at a time and will still be used to this day. It does this by repeated imprinting on a raised, inked surface on a continuous roll of paper. This is one of the oldest printing methods and was still important all the way up until the 18th century where lithography was invented.
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