Block foil printing is producing gold (silver) foil printing on a piece of wood.

Printing images

Block printing is important as it allows for mass production of images or text by transferring ink onto paper or fabric using a carved block. It played a significant role in the spread of information, art, and culture throughout history. Block printing also paved the way for the development of modern printing techniques.

it starts on the t'ang dynasty in china...this printing is called as "block printing".

The printing block was invented in China around the 9th century during the Tang Dynasty. This early form of printing involved carving characters into wood blocks for reproduction.