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It's more an issue of culture than anything. They preferred calligraphy, so not many things were done with moveable type (which did exist in China before Europe
by dorchadas 8y ago
It's more an issue of culture than anything. They preferred calligraphy, so not many things were done with moveable type (which did exist in China before Europe; it wasn't just woodblock printing). That said, there were still plenty of reports, up to the 19th century, of how widely things were printed and how cheaply they were available in China.
The bigger issue is what the culture valued more than anything.
- raverbashing 8y agoThere is no cultural issue when one is between 10x and 100x harder than the other Metallurgy probably evolved as well between the Chinese and Gutenberg systems
- WalterBright 8y agoThe Gutenberg system used lead to cast the letters. As they wore down, they were easily remelted and recast. If you visit the Gutenberg museum in Mainz, they show how this works. It was a critical part of making the printing process efficient. I have no idea how the Chinese one was done.