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It was the first known printed book, dating back to 868 CE, printed using wood carvings for each page, which was a challenging but effective method.
And I think as far back as 971, no 868 CE, which is a while ago, more than a thousand years, about 1100 plus, the Diamond Sutra, which is a Buddhist text, was the first known printed book.
— Episode: Printing press? Big deal!
Episode: Printing press? Big deal!
It was the first known printed book, dating back to 868 CE, printed using wood carvings for each page, which was a challenging but effective method.
And I think as far back as 971, no 868 CE, which is a while ago, more than a thousand years, about 1100 plus, the Diamond Sutra, which is a Buddhist text, was the first known printed book.
Episode: Printing press? Big deal!
It was the first known printed book, dating back to 868 CE, and was printed using wood carvings for each page, which had to be carved in negative.
And I think as far back as 971, no 868 CE, which is a while ago, more than a thousand years, about 1100 plus, the Diamond Sutra, which is a Buddhist text, was the first known printed book.
Episode: Printing press? Big deal!
It was the first known printed book, created in 868 CE, and featured pages carved in negative as woodcuts, a very difficult but useful process.
And I think as far back as 971, no 868 CE, which is a while ago, more than a thousand years, about 1100 plus, the Diamond Sutra, which is a Buddhist text, was the first known printed book.
Episode: Printing press? Big deal!
It was the first known printed book, dating back to 868 CE, printed using wood carving for each page, with the text carved in negative to avoid reverse printing.
And I think as far back as 971, no 868 CE, which is a while ago, more than a thousand years, about 1100 plus, the Diamond Sutra, which is a Buddhist text, was the first known printed book.