Publisher's Synopsis
An Illustrated History of Printing in Ancient China chronicles the glorious history of printing in China. The book graphically outlines the invention, the stages of development and the original styles of valuable publications in the respective dynastic periods. The text of this book has been compiled by The Printing Museum of China in Beijing. Many rare pictures have been made available by the Cultural Relics Publishing House. This bilingual pictorial would serve well as teaching material in language subjects and in courses on Asian cultures and history.
