Before revision: Development of print 200px|The intricate frontispiece of the Diamond Sutra from Tang dynasty China, 868 AD (British Museum) The Chinese invention of paper and woodblock printing, at some point before the first dated book in 868 (the Diamond Sutra ) produced the world's first print culture.A Hyatt Mayor, Prints and People, Metropolitan Museum of Art/Princeton, 1971, nos 1-4.
After revision: Development of print 200px|The intricate frontispiece of the Chinese accordian book from Tang dynasty China, 594 AD (British Museum) The Chinese invention of paper and woodblock printing, at some point before the first dated book in 594 (the the chinese accordian book ) produced the world's first print culture.A Hyatt Mayor, Prints and People, Metropolitan Museum of Art/Princeton, 1971, nos 1-4.