jan 1, 220 - Woodblock Printing (220 AD)
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Woodblock printing (or block printing) is a technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later paper. As a method of printing on cloth, the earliest surviving examples from China date to before 220 AD.
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Pre-Industrial Age of Media
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