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Explain about print culture in China​

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  • The great Explorer - Marco Polo in 1295 , return to ITALY after many years of exploration in China.

  • He brought the knowledge of printing back with him.

  • Now Italians started producing Books with wood blocks and soon the technology spread to other parts of
  • Europe.

  • Luxury editions were STILL handwritten on very expensive vellum, made for the aristocratic circles and rich libraries.

  • The merchant students in the university TOWNS bought the cheaper printed copies.

  • As the demand for the books increased the book SELLERS all over the Europe began exporting books too many different countries.

  • Book Fairs were held at different places.

  • Slowly and gradually woodblock printing became more and more popular.

  • By the early 15th century woodblocks were being widely USED in Europe to print different things.

  • The first knowing printing press was developed by Johann Gutenberg in Germany in 1430s.


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