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  2. History of printing - Wikipedia

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    A fragment of a dharani print in Sanskrit and Chinese, c. 650–670, Tang dynasty Replica of The Great Dharani Sutra, the oldest printed text in Korea, c. 704-751 The Hyakumantō Darani, the oldest printed text in Japan, c. 770 The frontispiece of the Diamond Sutra from Tang dynasty China, the earliest extant printed text bearing a date of ...

  3. List of years in literature - Wikipedia

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    1661 in literature – The Faithful Friends (first printed), A Cure for a Cuckold (Fletcher, first printed), Putni tovaruš (Zrinska) 1662 in literature – Molière 's L'école des femmes , The Princess of Montpensier (De La Fayette), Erdeniin Tobchi , Port-Royal Logic , Het Gulden Cabinet (de Bie); Traditional puppet play Punch and Judy first ...

  4. History of literature - Wikipedia

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    The history of literature is the ... The invention of the printing press in the mid-15th century revolutionized European literature. The production of printed books ...

  5. History of books - Wikipedia

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    The history of books starts with the development of writing, and various other inventions such as paper and printing, and continues through to the modern-day business of book printing. The earliest knowledge society has on the history of books actually predates what would conventionally be called "books" today and begins with tablets , scrolls ...

  6. Global spread of the printing press - Wikipedia

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    The first work printed on Hungarian soil was the Latin history book Chronica Hungarorum published on 5 June 1472. In the 16th century, a total of 20 print shops were active in 30 different places in Hungary, as some of them were moving several times due to political instability.

  7. Table of years in literature - Wikipedia

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    The table of years in literature is a tabular display of all years in literature for overview and quick navigation to any year. Contents: 2000s · 1900s · 1800s · 1700s · 1600s · 1500s · 1400s · Other

  8. Print culture - Wikipedia

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    Print culture encompasses many stages as it has evolved in response to technological advances. Print culture can first be studied from the period of time involving the gradual movement from oration to script as it is the basis for print culture. As the printing became commonplace, script became insufficient and printed documents were mass ...

  9. Category:History of literature - Wikipedia

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    Print/export Download as PDF ... History of literature by country (49 C, 1 P). ... History of theatre; Timeline of fictional stories set in Vatican City;