Movable type Online printing

Movable type online printing is the system of printing and typeface using movable piece of metal type, completed by casting from matrices strike by letter punches. Movable types allowed for much more lithe processes when compared to hand copying or block printing.

Around 1040, the primary known movable type system was shaped in China by Bi Sheng out of ceramic. Metal movable type online printing was first discovered in Korea through the Goryeo Dynasty (around 1230). Neither movable type online printing scheme was widely in use, one reason being the huge Chinese nature set.

Around 1450, Johannes Gutenberg set up what is regarded as an independent innovation of movable type in Europe, along with innovation in casting the type that is based on a matrix along with hand mould. Gutenberg was the former to create his type pieces from antimony, lead and tin and - the same mechanism still used today.