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    The document summarizes the history of graphic design from early cave paintings through the 15th century invention of printing. It discusses the evolution of writing from pictographs to cuneiform and hieroglyphs. It then focuses on illuminated manuscripts created in medieval Europe. The last section describes the invention of printing in 15th century Europe, including Johannes Gutenberg's development of movable type and the printing press which allowed for mass production of books.

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    The document summarizes the history of graphic design from early cave paintings through the 15th century invention of printing. It discusses the evolution of writing from pictographs to cuneiform and hieroglyphs. It then focuses on illuminated manuscripts created in medieval Europe. The last section describes the invention of printing in 15th century Europe, including Johannes Gutenberg's development of movable type and the printing press which allowed for mass production of books.

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    Slide presentation of the images seen in DIC Week 2, Summer Semester

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    The document summarizes the history of graphic design from early cave paintings through the 15th century invention of printing. It discusses the evolution of writing from pictographs to cuneiform and hieroglyphs. It then focuses on illuminated manuscripts created in medieval Europe. The last section describes the invention of printing in 15th century Europe, including Johannes Gutenberg's development of movable type and the printing press which allowed for mass production of books.

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    Prologue to Graphic Design

    • Invention of writing
    • Medieval manuscripts
    • Printing comes to Europe
    Invention of writing
    • Cave paintings at Lascaux, France
    • c. 15,000 - 10,000 BC
    • Dawn of visual communication
    • Utilitarian and ritualistic purposes
    • Pictographs- elementary pictures or sketches to
    represent things depicted
    • Petroglyph-carved or scratched signs or figures in
    rock
    • Used by prehistoric peoples around the world
    • Petroglyphs from Australia
    • Pictographs and Ideographs
    • Engraved reindeer antler found in Lorthet, France
    • Counting tokens
    • Sumerian pictographic tablet
    • Evolution of writing
    • cuneiform
    • Stele with Code of Hammurabi (c. 1792-1750 BC)
    • Egyptian Hieroglyphs
    • Can be read in rows from left to right, or right to left
    • Or in columns
    • Star, or sound sba Papyrus, or wad
    • Egyptian manuscripts
    人 person
    • Illuminated medieval manuscripts in Europe
    • Illuminated medieval manuscripts in Europe
    • Monastic scriptorium included
    – Scrittori
    – Copisti (shown here)
    – Illuminator
    • Book of hours
    Jean Duc de Berry, and the Limbourg brothers
    • Les tres riches heures du Duc de Berry: February
    • Les tres riches heures du Duc de Berry: March
    • Les tres riches heures du Duc de Berry: June
    • Les tres riches heures du Duc de Berry: August
    • Les tres riches heures du Duc de Berry: September
    • Les tres riches heures du Duc de Berry: October
    • Les tres riches heures du Duc de Berry: December
    • Invention of paper
    • “assembly-line” book production
    • Woodblock printing
    • Chinese block print
    • Movable type
    • Johann Gutenberg
    • Type casting
    • Gutenberg printing press
    • Gutenburg’s type
    • Gutenburg bible
    • Next week: 18th century

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