Print Culture and Modern World - Long Answer Questions
China, Japan, and Korea. It was a system of hand printing (woodblock).
The art of beautiful and stylized writing.
Italian explorer who brought the knowledge of woodblock printing from China to Italy in 1295.
German goldsmith who invited the mechanical printing press (1448). First book printed was the Bible.
It was not just a new way of producing books, but it transformed the lives of people, changing their relationship to information and knowledge.
Religious reformer. He wrote '95 Theses' criticizing the Roman Catholic Church. His writings were printed and read widely, leading to the Protestant Reformation. He said 'Printing is the ultimate gift of God'.
A list of prohibited books maintained by the Roman Catholic Church from 1558 to control diverse opinions.
Pocket sized books sold by travelling pedlars (chapmen) for a penny in England.
French novelist who proclaimed: 'Tremble, therefore, tyrants of the world! Tremble before the virtual writer!' He believed print would destroy despotism.
Yes. 1. Spread ideas of Enlightenment (Voltaire/Rousseau). 2. Created culture of dialogue/debate. 3. Mocked the royalty.
Modelled on Irish Press Laws. It gave the British government rights to censor reports and editorials in vernacular language newspapers.
First weekly newspaper in India, edited by James Augustus Hickey (1780). Describe as 'commercial paper open to all, but influenced by none'. Hickey was persecuted by Hastings.
Jyotiba Phule (1871). It means 'Slavery'. He wrote about the injustice of the caste system.
Social reformer. Published 'Sambad Kaumudi' (1821) to oppose Sati and idolatry.
Autobiography of Rashsundari Debi (1876). The first full-length autobiography in Bengali. She learnt to read secretly.
Gangadhar Bhattacharya (who published Bengal Gazette after Hickey).
Handwritten documents on palm leaves or handmade paper. Expensive and fragile.
A historical account or folk tale in verse, usually sung or recited.
Women, children, and workers. Novel was a new form.
Despite repression, nationalist newspapers grew. Bal Gangadhar Tilak wrote in 'Kesari' (Marathi).
Print Culture and Modern World - Important Facts
Accordion Book: Chinese traditional book.
Diamond Sutra (868 AD): Oldest Japanese book.
Kitagawa Utamaro: Famous for Ukiyo-e (pictures of floating world).
Vellum: Parchment made from animal skin.
Platen: Board which presses paper on type.
Gutenberg Bible: 180 copies printed.
Erasmus: Criticized excesses of print.
Menocchio: Miller who reinterpreted Bible (burnt).
Bibliotheque Bleue: Cheap blue books in France.
Periodical Press developed in 18th century.
Grimm Brothers collected folk tales.
Penny Magazines were for women.
Jane Austen/Bronte sisters - women novelists.
Lending Libraries came up.
Richard M. Hoe perfected cylindrical press.
Offset press prints 6 colours.
Sharia: Islamic law.
Fatwa: Legal pronouncement.
Deoband Seminary founded in 1867.
Ramcharitmanas printed in Calcutta (1810).
Naval Kishore Press (Lucknow).
Kailashbashini Debi wrote on women's experiences.
Tarabai Shinde wrote 'Stripurushtulna'.
Pandita Ramabai wrote on miserable lives of widows.
Caricatures/Cartoons mocked westernized Indians.
Govindrilal Babaji: Kanpur mill worker who wrote.
Chhote Aur Bade Ka Sawal (1938).
Sachi Kavitayan (Sudarshan Chakr).
Despotism: Absolute power.
Almanac: Annual calendar/data.
Print Culture and Modern World - Important Dates/Terms
Marco Polo returns to Italy
Gutenberg press
Martin Luther's 95 Theses
Vernacular Press Act