The History of Print Media

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The History of Print Media

• Currently, in the times of digital media and
  Information technology, the importance of print
  media is same as years before. May be it is the
  convenience of reading something anytime you want
  that makes the hardcopies remain more popular.
  Even in our offices where most of the business
  and information exchange are carried out through
  internet, stuff like laser toner cartridge and
  bulk ink are still very important part of office
  supplies.
• It seems like nothing is ever going to take the
  place of print media and cotton muslin inkjet
  fabric. While the usage of printing and print
  media seems to have no end even in the future,
  one really gets curious about the history of this
  media. Let us go back in time and trace back
  man's first successful print making endeavor.

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• Many historians trace the history back to
  Mesopotamian times of around 3000BC but there are
  hardly any evidences to prove it. However first
  actual record is known to be of block prints used
  around 200AD in China. Initially it was used to
  print on clothes. As the usage of paper became
  common around China and East Asia, the same
  technique was used on paper as well. Nearly two
  centuries later the Romans also used the same
  printing techniques on both papers and clothes.
  The earliest example of a complete printed
  compilation along with illustrations is The
  Tiananmen scrolls. It was printed in China in 868
  AD.
• Later during the 9th and 10th century same
  technique was used in clay, wood, metal, stone
  and even glass in the Middle East. The Arabs and
  Egyptians used the technique to print prayer
  books and amulets. With the Arab invasion of
  Europe and Central Asia, this technique also
  travelled along. Yet in Europe also, it was used
  to print religious banners and scrolls mostly n
  fabric.
• In this technique the image or text to be printed
  on cotton muslin inkjet fabric is rolled around a
  cylinder which is than pressed or rolled over the
  substrates.

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• Later, the offset printing was invented during
  1875. The technique was initially developed to
  print on tin but now has become the most common
  type of printing used for paper. Although it is
  good for large scale printing purposes, the
  increase in daily printing requirements lead to
  the development of most latest printing
  technique, the laser printing. It is quick and
  convenient and the equipment is not too heavy or
  bulky. This is the technique home and office
  printers are based on.
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