Books through the ages
An old
Sanskrit
storybook.
An old book of
Greek myths.
The Koran
(Muslum
bible)
An Arabic storybook
A Gutenberg
bible, the first set
of manuscripts
printed by a
printing press.
A WW1 era novel for adults
A book of
nursery
rhymes
from the
1900’s.
My dad reading a book.
A modern day book.
A small home library.
A
modern
day
book
pack
A reading kindle.
Have you ever opened up a book and wondered how it got to how it is,
with typed letters, and different chapters? Books have changed a lot
through history, and I hope my photo essay has shown you how much
they have.
Before Johannes Gutenberg developed the printing press in the
1450’s, all books in Europe were handwritten, as were everywhere
else in the world with the exception of China. The Chinese had a
system of putting ink onto a wooden block, and then pressing it down
onto paper, where it left an imprint on the page.
Because almost every book in the world was handwritten, they were
all holy books, such as Korans and Bibles. However, after the printing
press was developed, many other books began to come out. The Bible
was the first to be printed, and the original Bibles from the printing
press are today called Gutenberg Bibles.
After this, the first typewriters, and then computers were made, and
people started typing stories on them. About a century later, electronic
“paper”, or “e-paper” was developed, and kindles came into use for
reading.
I hope this essay helped you understand a little bit about the history of
books, and why I chose to write my essay.