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Woodblock printing is believed to have been invented in China in the 8th century.

Woodblock printing is believed to have been invented in China in the 8th century.

While books were continuously printed in China from the mid-[[Ming Dynasty]] onwards, in great volume, and widely circulated, China's publishing was overtaken by that of Japan from the 17th century onwards, in both the number of distinct titles being published annually, and in the technical skill and innovation of Japanese print designers and publishers (see [[Publishing and Printing]]).

While books were continuously printed in China from the mid-[[Ming Dynasty]] onwards, in great volume, and widely circulated, China's publishing was overtaken by that of Japan from the 17th century onwards, in both the number of distinct titles being published annually, and in the technical skill and innovation of Japanese print designers and publishers (see [[Printing and Publishing]]).

==Origins==

==Origins==