by KÖSE ORHAN
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Springtime in China , 400 years ago
Shizhuzhai Shuhua Pu, ( Manual of Painting and Calligraphy ) the world’s oldest multicolor printed book (1633)
This is the earliest Chinese book printed by the technique of polychrome xylography known as douban invented and perfected by Hu Zhengyan 胡正言 (1584-1674).
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