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Friday, May 15, 2020

Tibetan Book Printed 40 Years Before the Gutenberg Bible


This "Sino-Tibetan concertina-folded book, printed in Beijing in 1410, contains Sanskrit dhāranīs and illustrations of protective mantra-diagrams and deities, woodblock-printed in bright red ink on heavy white paper," whose "breathtakingly detailed printing" predates Gutenberg by 40 years.
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