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  2. Philippine literature - Wikipedia

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    The styles and themes used in Philippine literature were born from a combination of the country’s history, mythology, culture, and foreign influences, evolving throughout different periods while also adopting common writing philosophies and movements of the time. [1][2] Philippine literature encompasses literary media written in various local ...

  3. History of printing - Wikipedia

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    The history of printing starts as early as 3000 BCE, when the proto-Elamite and Sumerian civilizations used cylinder seals to certify documents written in clay tablets. Other early forms include block seals, hammered coinage, pottery imprints, and cloth printing. Initially a method of printing patterns on cloth such as silk, woodblock printing ...

  4. Tomás Pinpin - Wikipedia

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    Simon. Parent. unknown. Tomás Pinpin was a printer, writer and publisher from Abucay, a municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines, who was the first Philippine printer and is sometimes referred as the "Prince of the Filipino Printers." Pinpin is remembered for being the first Philippine personage to publish and print a book, Librong ...

  5. ABNKKBSNPLAko?! - Wikipedia

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    971-92342-0-2. OCLC. 52268836. ABNKKBSNPLAko?! is a 2001 autobiography by Filipino author Bob Ong — his first and most popular work. [1] The title is meant to be read phonetically as " Aba, nakakabasa na pala ako?! ", which can be roughly translated as " Wow, I can actually read now?! " The novel details what are supposedly the childhood ...

  6. Chromolithography - Wikipedia

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    Chromolithography is a chemical process based on the rejection of water by grease. The image is applied to stone, grained zinc or aluminium surfaces, with a grease-based crayon or ink. Limestone and zinc are two commonly used materials in the production of chromolithographs, as aluminium production was limited before the invention of the Hall ...

  7. Philippine literature in English - Wikipedia

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    Philippine literature in English has its roots in the efforts of the United States, then engaged in a war with Filipino nationalist forces at the end of the 19th century. By 1901, public education was institutionalized in the Philippines , with English serving as the medium of instruction.

  8. History of printing in East Asia - Wikipedia

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    Literary collection of Han Yu, printed late 13th century by Liao Yingzhong. Printing in East Asia originated in China, evolving from ink rubbings made on paper or cloth from texts on stone tablets, used during the sixth century. [1][a] A type of printing called mechanical woodblock printing on paper started in China during the 7th century in ...

  9. Electronic literature - Wikipedia

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    Electronic literature. Electronic literature or digital literature is a genre of literature where digital capabilities such as interactivity, multimodality or algorithmic text generation are used aesthetically. [ 1 ] Works of electronic literature are usually intended to be read on digital devices, such as computers, tablets, and mobile phones.