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Printing timeline
768
The empress of Japan, in a remarkable start to the story of printing, commissions a million copies of a Buddhist charm
868
The world's first known printed book, a Diamond Sutra, is commissioned by a Buddhist monk in honour of his parents
868
The Diamand Sutra has as a frontispiece a printed woodcut depicting an enthroned Buddha
c. 1050
The concept of movable type for printing is pioneered in China, using fired clay, but it proves impractical
c. 1380
Koreans establish the first type foundry, casting movable type in bronze
c. 1425
Packs of tarot playing cards are among the most popular products of Europe's first printing presses
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