Printing press letters (© REX/Design Pics Inc)

【May 28 2014】These metal letters and symbols are the “type” that comprises a basic component of the movable type printing press. One of the earliest movable type printing presses in the Western world created the Gutenberg Bible in the 1450s. Rectangular blocks of metal type in the shape of letters similar to these were carefully placed by hand and coated with ink to spell out in Latin each word in each verse on the pages. We’ve come a long way since then, with pocket-sized digital devices that deliver far more information than printing innovator Johannes Gutenberg could have typeset in his lifetime.Explore breathtaking Gallery from the HuluTrip homepage over the past 5 years..