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Nov 16th, 2018: The Oldest Printed Book in the World
There were books printed before this but none survive we know of.
Before Gutenberg, printing was done with set type and carved wood blocks. This shows how advanced Chinese paper making was. Frontispiece of the Dunhuang Diamond Sūtra. Quote:
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