CBSE Class 10th Important Questions -Print Culture and The Modern world

How Print Introduced in China ?

China was the first country to start print from AD 594 onwards
The books were printed by rubbing paper against the inked surface on woodblocks
The Imperial state in china was the major producer of printed material for a long time. the huge bureaucratic system in china recruited its personnel through civil service examinations and a vast number of printed material was required for these examination.
Since the 16th Century there has been a steady rise in the number of Candidates taking these examinations leading to a surge in the demand for printed materials
As urban culture thrived the use print became more diverse.print was no longer solely for spreading Information but also served as a means for merchants to gather trade information contributing to the growth of a reading ,culture as a leisure activity
As women of wealth delved into writing and publishing their poetry and plays courtesans also explored expressing their experiences and perspectives through their writing books
The embrace of a reading culture coincided with the introduction of New technology from the western world . western printing techniques were assimilate and mechanical printing press were brought in during the late 19th century

Hand printing technology in Japan was Introduced by Chinese Buddhist missionaries around AD 768-770
The Ancient Japanese book known as the The Diamond Sutra was printed in 863 AD. this remarkable piece of history contained six sheets of text and woodcut illustrations.
Images were printed on Textiles, playing cards and paper money. books were cheap and plentiful
In the Late 18th Century Edo (Present day Tokyo ) housed a collection of paintings depicting the elegant urban culture of its thriving metropolitan area .
Libraries and bookstores stocked a wide variety of hand printed materials including books on women , music, musical instruments , arithmetic, cooking , etiquette tea rituals and even places of Interest

Marco polo returned to Italy after many years of exploration in china
they carried hand printing woodblock printing to Italy (Europe)
Now Italy began producing books with woodblocks
Rich people in society (Aristocrats) didn’t prefer printed books because of poor paper quality and very cheap they think it will be low standard (this will bring down their standard)
for rich people (Aristocrats ) special type of Manuscripts written is called Vellum