Complex sentence: Used for many fabrics, and most early European woodcuts (1400--40) These were printed by putting the paper or fabric on a table or other flat surface with the block on top, and pressing or hammering the back of the block.
Split into simpler sentences: Used for many fabrics, and most early European woodcuts (1400--40). These items were printed by putting paper or fabric on a table or a flat surface with the block on top, and pressing, or hammering, the back of the block.