The process of printing has significantly contributed to the spread of knowledge in civilization by enabling the affordable and efficient duplication of documents and consequently, making such ...

The printing blocks show includes relics of wood blocks for printing of sutras in the Western Xia (1038-1227) regime. [Photo by Deng Zhangyu / China Daily] Ancient books are today rare, but even rarer ...

A project aiming to revive the the art of woodblock printing has recently been launched by local artisans in collaboration with the Centre for Research, Development, and Application of Vietnamese ...

The Palace Museum in Beijing launched a new Engravings Hall on Tuesday, which for the first time systematically showcases the protection and academic research achievements of one of ancient China's ...

Join textile designer John Robshaw in his home and design studio. In this video, part of Lincoln’s 'Continental Stories' series, Robshaw demonstrates the art of block printing, and talks about the way ...

With a nod to 3rd century Chinese woodblock printing and children's rubber stamp toys, researchers have developed a way to print living cells onto any surface, in virtually any shape. Unlike recent, ...

When it comes to squeezing tiny, individual living cells out into orderly patterns for lab experiments, scientists usually use inkjet printers, but those have their limits. So they’ve turned to a much ...

A craftsman demonstrates the methods to engrave patterns on a wood block in the exhibition room of the National Museum of Classic Books. [Photo by Deng Zhangyu / China Daily] "For quite a long time, ...