Printing in East Asia originated in China, evolving from ink rubbings made on paper or cloth from texts on stone tablets, used during the sixth century. A type of printing called mechanical woodblock
Literary collection of Han Yu, printed late 13th century by Liao Yingzhong
A fragment of a dharani print in Sanskrit and Chinese, c. 650–670, Tang dynasty
The Great Dharani Sutra, one of the world's oldest surviving woodblock prints, c. 704-751
The intricate frontispiece of the Diamond Sutra from Tang-dynasty China, 868 CE (British Museum), the earliest extant printed text bearing a date of printing
Jikji
Videos
Jikji is the abbreviated title of a Korean Buddhist document whose title translates as "Anthology of Great Buddhist Priests' Zen Teachings". Printed during the Goryeo Dynasty in 1377, it is the world'
Pages from the first book printed using type
Jikji, Selected Teachings of Buddhist Sages and Seon Masters, the earliest known book printed with movable metal type, 1377. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris.
Restored metal print plate