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Chapter 109 Movable Type Printing

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    Now there is only engraving and printing.

    So movable type printing has not yet appeared?

    No wonder books are so expensive, and most of them are handwritten copies.

    Lin Xianyu thought for a while. She had no interest in being an inventor, but movable type printing was really convenient.

    Especially her school requires a large number of textbooks that are different from other books.

    It requires a lot of relatively simple ones, and you may have to find someone to write them in the future. It would be too troublesome without movable type printing.

    ¡°Mother, does this engraving and printing technique mean that the content of a page is engraved on the engraving and printed on it?¡± Lin Xianyu asked.

    "That's right." Mrs. Lin didn't know why Lin Xianyu was so interested in woodblock printing, but she still told Lin Xianyu in detail what woodblock printing was like.

    Engraving printing involves pasting neatly copied manuscripts on a smooth wooden board of a certain thickness. The front of the thin and almost transparent manuscript paper is attached to the wooden board, so that the words become reversed and the strokes are clearly legible.

    The engraver used a carving knife to cut off the unwritten parts of the page, resulting in convex fonts, which are completely different from the concave fonts on the stele.

    When printing, apply ink on the raised font, then cover it with paper, gently wipe the back of the paper, and the writing will remain on the paper.

    "If this is the case, is it easy to have typos? And these engravings also take up a lot of space. After all, each page requires one engraving."

    Lin Xianyu said that she did not expect that the engraving and printing technology was so backward. No wonder that even though there was the engraving and printing technology, most of the books were still manuscripts.

    "This is indeed the case, so basically except for the Four Books and Five Classics, engravings are rarely used for printing. After all, engravings are not easy to make and their preservation is also very troublesome."

    "But if Xianyu wants a contract printed with engravings, there is no problem." Mrs. Lin said.

    "Mom, what I mean is that we can improve this printing technique." Lin Xianyu said.

    Although Lin Xianyu doesn¡¯t know the specific origin of movable type printing, Lin Xianyu only needs to know the general principle.

    "Improvement?" Mrs. Lin is no longer surprised by her daughter's occasional whims.

    But when I heard that Lin Xianyu wanted to improve the printing technology, I still felt very interested. You must know that this printing technology is related to a major event for scholars.

    "Anything related to scholars is a matter of elegance, and it is also a matter of benefit to the future.

    "Yes, we can engrave the characters one by one, and when needed, just line them up and combine them for printing."

    Lin Xianyu spoke briefly about the move away from movable type printing.

    Mrs. Lin¡¯s eyes lit up when she heard this, and the benefits of doing so were obvious.

    Movable type plate making just avoids the shortcomings of engraving. As long as enough single movable type is prepared in advance, plates can be made at any time, which greatly speeds up the plate making time.

    After the movable type plate is printed, it can be disassembled and the movable type can be reused. The movable type takes up less space than the engraving plate and is easy to store and keep.

    ¡°This is a really good idea, let¡¯s quickly start testing it in our workshop!¡±

    Mrs. Lin is a resolute person who speaks decisively.

    "And once this is successfully developed, the price of books will drop significantly, which is a great thing for all readers in the world."

    Mrs. Lin did not expect that Lin Xianyu could give herself such a surprise.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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