1470s
Late medieval period
The 1470s refers to the decade spanning 1470 to 1479.
Like other decade terms, it groups years for historical convenience: printing spread rapidly across Europe in the 1470s.
The format applies to any century—1470s, 1870s, 2070s—always indicating a ten-year span.
Printing press inventor's name
- incunabulaEarliest European printed books
- movable typeReconfigurable printing components
- printing pressMechanical text reproduction device
- VeniceLagoon city, northeastern Italy
woodcut · typography · Nuremberg · letterpress · compositor · folio · typeface · illumination
Florentine banking dynasty
- FlorenceTuscan capital city
- quattrocentoItalian fifteenth century
- humanismPhilosophy prioritizing earthly reason
- BotticelliQuattrocento painter from Florence
patronage · fresco · Florentine · Sistine Chapel · Renaissance art · classical revival · Uffizi · tempera
Of a western Iberian nation
- West AfricaContinent's western bulge
- caravelSmall Portuguese exploration ship
- Cape VerdeAtlantic African archipelago
- navigationDetermining position and course
spice trade · Gold Coast · Atlantic · seafaring · cartography · compass · maritime · coastal exploration
Gutenberg
Printing press inventor's name
- incunabulaEarliest European printed books
- movable typeReconfigurable printing components
- printing pressMechanical text reproduction device
Venice · woodcut · typography · Nuremberg · letterpress · compositor · folio · typeface · illumination · colophon
Medici
Florentine banking dynasty
- FlorenceTuscan capital city
- quattrocentoItalian fifteenth century
- humanismPhilosophy prioritizing earthly reason
Botticelli · patronage · fresco · Florentine · Sistine Chapel · Renaissance art · classical revival · Uffizi · tempera · perspective
Portuguese
Of a western Iberian nation
- West AfricaContinent's western bulge
- caravelSmall Portuguese exploration ship
- Cape VerdeAtlantic African archipelago
navigation · spice trade · Gold Coast · Atlantic · seafaring · cartography · compass · maritime · coastal exploration · trade routes
Burgundy
French winemaking region
- Wars of the RosesPlantagenet succession conflict
- HabsburgsAustrian imperial dynasty
- OttomanMember of Turkish dynasty
Ivan III · feudal · dynastic · medieval · kingdom · duchy · siege · succession · nobility · court
longbow
Tall wooden archery weapon
siege warfare · armor · mercenary · fortification · cavalry · infantry · gunpowder · arquebus · castle · battle
1470s2020s
Third decade, 21st century
digital age · 2010s · 21st century · social media era · today
1470smodern age
Current historical epoch
Age of Enlightenment · 19th century · Victorian era · 20th century