Abstract
The German city of Mainz was the birthplace of Gutenberg and the printing press, with
becoming a leading printing center in the 15th century. In the environment
there was a need to increase the production of books that until then
They were copied by the monks. Gutenberg was the first to find the sis
most suitable subject to solve such problem: the printing of movable type.
This revolutionary invention marked a before and after in history. His
development facilitated the literacy of society and the dissemination of knowledge
cough. The art of printing spread from Mainz to other German cities
nas and the rest of Europe from 1462. Even today the city continues to maintain
I live the spirit of Gutenberg and ars impressoria.