Print in Japan
The Buddhist Diamond Sutra was an ancient Japanese book printed in AD 868, consisting of six sheets of text & woodcut illustrations. Pictures began to be printed on different materials like textiles, playing cards, and paper money. It is said that Buddhist missionaries from China were the ones who introduced hand-printing technology in Japan. Libraries & bookstores in Japan were full of hand-printed material of numerous types – books on women, musical instruments, calculations, tea ceremony flower arrangements, proper etiquette, cooking, and famous places.
How did the Print Revolution lead to the Development of reading mania in Europe?
Print Culture and the Modern World-Development of Reading Mania in Europe gives an introduction to the origin or the beginning of print culture. Further, it explores how Chinese and Japanese technology influenced print culture in Europe. We will also learn how printing technology affected and changed the social structure in Europe. We will briefly discuss how the sudden surge in books read by the people of Europe increased due to an increase in printing technology, which also resulted in an increase in the literacy rate.