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jan 14, 1469 - 1469 Johann and Wendelin VON SPEYER Speyer opened the first press in VENICE

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The brothers Johann and Wendelin von Speyer (sometimes called da Spira and sometimes of Spire) opened the first press in Venice in 1469 and, until Johann died in 1470, had a one-year monopoly on all printing in that city.

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jan 14, 1469
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~ 557 years ago

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