12世纪初,造纸术从中国传入西欧,印刷方法也随之传入,在15世纪初,西方也出现了木活字。公元15世纪中叶,德国美因茨一名叫谷登堡的金匠,他毕生致力于活字印刷的发明研究。1440年,他研制成功世界上第一台近代木制印刷机。这台机器体型庞大,足有五六英 In the early 12th century, papermaking was introduced from China into Western Europe. Printing methods were also introduced. At the beginning of the 15th century, the West also appeared in the wood type. In the mid-15th century, a goldsmith called Gutenberg in Mainz, Germany, devoted his life to the invention of movable type printing. In 1440, he successfully developed the world’s first modern wood printing press. This machine is large, enough to have fifty-six inches