A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE PRINTED WORD

Printing words

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Printing is now know to have been first developed in the seventh century (600-699) in Korea and china where printing from wooden blocks was developed.

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The diamond sutra dated 868 is one of most famous of these early printed works, and combines words and pictures.

A copy of the Chinese version of diamond sutra, found in the early 20th century is in the words of the British library, the earliest complete survival of dated printed book.

By the 14th century the technique of printing from metal type had been developed Korea.

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Printing in Europe The techniques of printing were developed in

Europe by craftsmen who did not know what was happening in the

Far East