Moveable-Type Printing

Moveable-Type Printing

• A printing method using individual characters made from clay or metal that could be rearranged for different pages.
  
  

• Invented in the Song Dynasty by Bi Sheng, though it was less widely used than woodblock printing.
  
  

• Made printing more flexible and influenced the future of publishing around the world.
  
  

What: A printing method using reusable characters made from clay or wood.

Who benefited: Scholars, officials, and publishers by enabling the mass production of texts.

When: Invented during the Song Dynasty (960–1279 CE).

Why it was important: It revolutionized the spread of knowledge and education.