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Printing Press (Artifact Photo) One of few remaining block printed dharani scrolls, the oldest surviving examples of printing on paper. Hyakuman means "one million" in Japanese. One million pagodas w…
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Printing Press (Artifact Photo) The Chinese began printing from movable type in the eleventh century. There is no connection between this and its invention in Europe four centuries later. Movable typ…
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Printing Press (Artifact Photo) Produced for about 5000 years, these seals were made by engraving, in reverse, on a small stone using metal tools. The design becomes apparent only after being rolled …
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Printing Press (Artifact Photo) This Coptic manuscript, bound in wood boards dates from the 13th century and is hand-lettered and painted on parchment. A Coptic stitch runs through the folded signatu…
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Printing Press - Document 3C Excerpt Woodcut illustration in medical textbook. De Humani Corporis Fabrica... Basel, 1543. Woodcut. National Library of Medicine. Andreas Vesalius [anatomist] (1514-…
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Printing Press - Document 3A Excerpt Early Printed Manuscript Visit Source Download PDF…
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Printing Press - Document 1E Excerpt Scribe’s hand-crafted illumination added to pages in printed bible. Download PDF…
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Printing Press - Document 3E Excerpt Image from De Humani Corporis Fabrica. Illustration included within printed medical textbook. Visit Source Download PDF…
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