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From Pen to Press: Experimentation & Innovation in the Age of Print

When the Gutenberg's Bible was printed in 1455 on German printer Johannes Gutenberg's movable type printing press, it set forth the age of the printed book in the Western world.

"From Pen to Press: Experimentation and Innovation in the Age of Print" is a new exhibition at the Walters Art Museum exploring this early technological revolution and compares it to the disruption of today's print world by innovations to digital publishing.  Lynley Herbert is the Walter’s Robert and Nancy Hall Assistant Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts tell us more.