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Rennaissance

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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Renaissance Project

By Antonio, Robert, Aldo, and Carlos

Architecture and Engineering

Antonio and Robert

Renaisance Architecture

Witnessed breakthroughs on building techniques

Filippo Brunelleschi

Perhaps best known for designing and building domes for churches
One of his better known works is the domed cathedral Duomo in Florence.
He developed techniques for raising construction materials onto various structures and buildings.

Gutenberg

Aldo and Carlos

Gutenberg

Was the one who improved the technique of the Printing Press
The XV Century printing press was an improved version of the Chinese woodblock stamp system. Gutenberg used letters made out of metal, which lasted more than the wooden ones.

First use: 1455

180 copies of the Holy Bible were produced
The press consisted of a machine that pressed a tray full of ink against a piece of paper.