Movable type is metal moulds, by the use of dies, into which the maker could pour hot liquid metal, in order to produce separate letters as the same shape as those written by hand. These letters were similar, more readable, and more durable than wooden blocks. Such letters could be arranged and rearranged many times as the printer wished to create different pages from the same letters.
Gutenberg
Johannes Gutenberg was responsible for the creation of movable type. His most reknown work was the Gutenberg Bible (also known as the 42-line Bible), has been acclaimed for its high aesthetic and technical quality.
Here is a digital copy of Gutenberg's bible.
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