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Song Woodblock Printing

Type Object Region China Time 1031–1040

Northern Song woodblock printing entered large-scale book production in the first half of the 11th century, with the Directorate of Education, temple…

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  1. 1031Bianjing (Kaifeng) · HenanNorthern Song central and local printing shops used woodblocks to print Confucian classics, historical records and Buddhist texts; block-carving craft matured, with single-block print runs reaching several thousand copies, greatly expanding book circulation.

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