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Printing paper

Partial view of the exhibition ‘Printing paper’.

Partial view of the exhibition ‘Printing paper’.

Paper and the printing press are two inventions that have become essential to the development and dissemination of culture. Both have made democratisation of knowledge possible. Without paper, the development of the printing press would not have been possible.

OBJECTS

<p>Replica of the press invented by Johannes Gensfleisch, better known as Gutenberg. Capellades Paper Mill Museum.</p>

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The Gutenberg press
The Gutenberg press
<p>Lord Stanhope&rsquo;s iron press, which was able to produce more than 200 impressions per hour. Capellades Paper Mill Museum.</p>

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Stanhope press
Stanhope press
<p>Rolling or chalcography press. Grouped under the name of chalcography are all incision techniques on metal which aim to reproduce, convert and create prints from drawings. Capellades Paper Mill Museum.</p>

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Etching press
Etching press
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