1 gen 700 anni - Woodblock Printing

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The earliest printing technology was the woodblock, made by carving a raised text or image into a piece of wood (Sington, 2020). After applying ink, the woodblock could be pressed onto a piece of paper, leaving behind a mirror-image of the carved design. This general format (raised text inked and pressed onto paper) is the basis of many later innovations in printing (Galbraith, 2020).

About the image: This image is of a page of a Chinese text from the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) entitled: “Materia medica for the relief of famines” (救荒本草). It contains a significant number of woodblock prints of medicinal plants, including the one pictured above (Library of Congress).

SOURCES
Galbraith, S. K. (2020). A Brief History of the Book: From Tablet to Tablet. Libraries Unlimited.
Raven, J. (2023). The Oxford History of the Book (First edition). OUP Oxford. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192886897.001.0001
Sington, D. (Director). (2020). A to Z: How Writing Changed the World [Video/DVD]. In NOVA. Public Broadcasting Service. https://video-alexanderstreet-com.libezproxy2.syr.edu/watch/hour-2?utm_campaign=Video&utm_medium=MARC&utm_source=aspresolver

IMAGE
Zhu, S. (1555). Materia medica for the relief of famines (Chinese Rare Book Collection). Lu Jian; Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/resource/lcnclscd.2012402246.1A004/?sp=8

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