📚🖋️ #JohannesGutenberg is commonly perceived as the inventor of #printing, yet, #Asia pioneered printing centuries earlier. From the #DiamondSutra of 868 CE from #China to #Korea's metal movable type predating #Gutenberg's Bible by 80 years, Asia's innovations laid the groundwork for global information exchange. Inspired by a visit to the #GutenbergMuseum in #Mainz, I explored the fascinating history of printing in this article:
The history of book printing is a fascinating journey that spans across continents and centuries. Long before Johannes Gutenberg’s famous introduction of the printing press in Europe, significant advancements in printing technology had already taken place in Asia. The Chinese and Koreans were pioneers in developing various printing methods, including woodblock printing and movable type, long before Gutenberg’s later innovations. And although Gutenberg is considered revolutionary in the European context, I believe he can be seen more accurately as an improver and developer of existing technologies. I had the opportunity to visit the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz, which inspired this brief outline of the history of letterpress printing.
"So you should view this fleeting world—
A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream,
A flash of lightening in a summer cloud,
A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream." #DiamondSutra
Attached: 1 video Hand Writing Diamonds Sutra Gaiwan By Master Yu ChunHui from Jingdezhen, China : The Diamond Sutra, a Mahāyāna Buddhist text written in Chinese, is considered the oldest surviving printed book in the world, dating back to 868 CE. The sutra was discovered in 1968 by British-Hungarian archaeologist Aurel Stein in a concealed cave at Dunhuang Buddhist cave complex in northeastern China. 🎥© linfamilytea (IG) #archaeohistories
The Buddhist Diamond Sutra is the world’s oldest surviving complete printed book, dating back to 868 AD. The book is a sacred text of Mahayana Buddhism, which teaches the wisdom of emptiness and compassion. The book was discovered in a hidden cave in Dunhuang, China, in 1900, along with thousands of other manuscripts and artworks. The book is now preserved in the British Library and is available online for anyone to read.
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