15th Century Timeline

Defining Years

1400

>The final style of medieval painting, common to all Europe, is known as International Gothic because of its slender and elegant figures.

>German inventor Johannes Gutenberg invented a printing press process that, with refinements and increased mechanisation, remained the principle means of printing until the late 20th century. The method of printing involved movable type, including the use of metal moulds and alloys, a special press, and oil-based inks, allowed for the first time the mass production of printed books.

A machine that transfers lettering or
images by contact with various forms
of inked surface onto paper or
similar material fed it in various
ways.

1337 - 1453

>The Hundred Years War was fought between England and France, and actually lasted 116 years on and off. Advances such as the longbow, and later rifles helped shift the momentum of the war back and forth between France and England.

1455 - 1485

War of the Roses. The Wars of the Roses were a series of civil wars fought in medieval England between the House of Lancaster and the House of York. The name Wars of the Roses is based on the badges used by the two sides, the red rose for the Lancastrians and the white rose for the Yorkists.

1485

>Leonardo da Vinci was a great italian thinker, and he was one of the first people to make theories on flight

1486

>In Venice, the first known copyright granted

1492

The first Map Globe was created by Martin behaim, enabling students world-wide to study geography of the world on a 3-Dimensionsal object.