Impreso

English translation: printed materials

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Spanish term or phrase:Impreso
English translation:printed materials
Entered by: broca

22:49 Sep 23, 2021
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Printing & Publishing
Spanish term or phrase: Impreso
"Impresos y libros portuenses de los siglos XVI y XVII en el Fondo Antiguo
de la Biblioteca de la Universidad de Sevilla"
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broca
Local time: 18:38
printed materials
Explanation:
I would say 'books and other printed materials'. Printing presses already existed in the 1500s.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2021-09-24 06:12:54 GMT)
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The 'other printed materials' would be pamphlets, bills (like the Bill of Rights), flyers, etc.

Gutenberg and the Printing Revolution in Europe
https://www.crf-usa.org/bill-of-rights-in-action/bria-24-3-b...
How did the printing press affect Europe in the 1500s?
Johann Gutenberg's invention of movable-type printing quickened the spread of knowledge, discoveries, and literacy in Renaissance Europe. The printing revolution also contributed mightily to the Protestant Reformation that split apart the Catholic Church.
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The increasing supply of **books and other printed materials** in vernacular languages spurred more people to learn how to read. Printers began to publish newspapers to meet the demand of readers for more information about national and world affairs.
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 09:38
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impresos
printed materials


Explanation:
I would say 'books and other printed materials'. Printing presses already existed in the 1500s.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2021-09-24 06:12:54 GMT)
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The 'other printed materials' would be pamphlets, bills (like the Bill of Rights), flyers, etc.

Gutenberg and the Printing Revolution in Europe
https://www.crf-usa.org/bill-of-rights-in-action/bria-24-3-b...
How did the printing press affect Europe in the 1500s?
Johann Gutenberg's invention of movable-type printing quickened the spread of knowledge, discoveries, and literacy in Renaissance Europe. The printing revolution also contributed mightily to the Protestant Reformation that split apart the Catholic Church.
...
The increasing supply of **books and other printed materials** in vernacular languages spurred more people to learn how to read. Printers began to publish newspapers to meet the demand of readers for more information about national and world affairs.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 09:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 27
Grading comment
Thank you

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