How were earlier books printed (before 15th century) ? Explain. -SST 10th

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(I) The earlier kind of print technology was a system of hand printing. (ii) From AD 594 onwards, books in China were printed by rubbing paper also invented there against the inked surface of woodblocks. As both sides of the thin, porous sheet could not be printed, the traditional Chinese ‘accordion book’ was folded and stitched at the side. (iii) Superbly skilled craftsmen could duplicate, with remarkable accuracy, the beauty of calligraphy.

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