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100:
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Roman couriers carry government mail across the empire.
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105:
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T'sai Lun invents paper.
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175:
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Chinese classics are carved in stone which will later be used
for rubbings.
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180:
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In China, an elementary zoetrope.
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200:
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Swedish Runes
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250:
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Paper use spreads to central Asia.
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350:
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In Egypt, parchment book of Psalms bound in wood covers.
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450:
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Ink on seals is stamped on paper in China. This is true
printing.
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600:
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Books printed in China.
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700:
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Sizing agents are used to improve paper quality.
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751:
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Paper manufactured outside of China, in Samarkand by Chinese
captured in war.
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765:
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Picture books printed in Japan.
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840:
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Carolingian Script
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868:
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The Diamond Sutra, a block-printed book in China.
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950:
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Paper uses spreads west to Spain.
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950:
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Folded books appear in China in place of rolls.
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950:
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Women in a Chinese harem invent playing cards.
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1000:
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Mayas in Yucatan, Mexico make writing paper from tree bark.
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1035:
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Japanese use waste paper to make new paper.
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1049:
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Pi Sheng fabricates movable type, using clay.
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