National Catalogue Of Rare Ancient Plates Of Woodblock Printing
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Language is Chinese only, hardcover, good condition, high quality images, museum library edition. Summary: This book introduces the evolving development and outstanding examples of Woodblock printing in ancient China. Woodblock printing, known as one of 'the great four inventions', is a traditional technique in which texts or images are engraved on a board material (such as wood or copper) and then printed onto paper with ink. The woodblock-printing plates introduced by this book, like the texts they print, record the spiritual activities and achievements of the ancient Chinese people. Of great historical and aesthetic value, this book shows the precious woodblock plates from the Tang dynasty to modern China. The examples include some extremely precious Buddhist texts such as<
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