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The biggest drawback for the Chinese is that they had to make new woodcuts for each book.

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Who are famous block printing artists?

Although ylindrical seals were used to imprint clay tablets in Mesopotamia as early as 3,000 BCE, actual block printing was estimated to officially have been invented sometime before 220 CE. Many believe that the Chinese invented block printing, some historians credit the Koreans for the original invention; the Chinese might have adapted the system from the Koreans.


What is block foil printing?

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


What is block printing what is origin and growth?

== == Block printing is the art of printing with a plate made by carving an image into a block of...well, something. You can use a potato, a block of wood, a sheet of linoleum...the possibilities are endless. They've found examples of block print from Mesopotamia that date to 3000 BC. One very important advantage of block printing is that it can be done without a press. As far as growth...the scrapbooking movement made this process really take off over the last few years. Scrapbookers LOVE rubber stamps, which are a form of block printing. I also consider flexography to be a form of block printing--its plates have raised, reversed images just like a printing woodblock does--and flexo is going great guns. And people still carve printing blocks as a form of artistic expression...so block is safe as a printing process.


Why was block printing more useful in Europe than china?

China's writing system contained thousands of different characters, most Chinese printers found moveable type impractical.


Where did block printing originate?

It originated in China.

Related Questions

What was biggest drawback of Chinese block printing?

The biggest drawback for the Chinese is that they had to make new woodcuts for each book.


Who invanted block printing?

The Chinese invented block printing. However, some say that the Koreans invented it, and the Chinese just improved it.


What kind kind of printing was invented by the tang Chinese?

Block printing.


Who worked with Chinese block printing?

Guttenberg


Who invented wood-block printing?

The Chinese created. Ching Chong.


What was a Chinese invention during its Golden Age?

Block Printing


What enabled the Chinese to have books and libraries besides paper?

block printing.


Why was block printing invented?

because the Chinese used it to print paper money.


Who are famous block printing artists?

Although ylindrical seals were used to imprint clay tablets in Mesopotamia as early as 3,000 BCE, actual block printing was estimated to officially have been invented sometime before 220 CE. Many believe that the Chinese invented block printing, some historians credit the Koreans for the original invention; the Chinese might have adapted the system from the Koreans.


What kinds of printing was invented by the Tang Chinese that made it possible for books to be made available to the masses?

The block printing press was invented by the Tang Chinese that made it possible for books to be made available to the masses.


What is the most popular technique used in Chinese textiles?

brocading or embroidery. Block printing is also quitepopular.


What invention helped make literature more available and more popular in ancient China?

The Chinese invented both paper and the technique for book-binding.