Image of Oppure. 8210/p.2 Sezione da 'The Diamond Sutra ', 868 (inchiostro by Chinese School, (9th century)
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Image of Oppure. 8210/p.2 Sezione da 'The Diamond Sutra ', 868 (inchiostro by Chinese School, (9th century)
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Diamond Sutra, earliest known Chinese printed book, AD 868, held at the British Library.
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Image of Or. 8210/P.2 Diamond Sutra of 868 AD by Chinese School, (9th century)
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First Printed Book – Diamond Sutra – 868 a.d. – Beezone Library
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Diamond Sutra of 868 AD. The image depicts the frontispiece to the earliest complete block printed ‘book’ found up to now which contains a date, the Chinese translation of the Buddhist text
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Image of Oppure. 8210/p.2 Sezione da 'The Diamond Sutra ', 868 (inchiostro by Chinese School, (9th century)
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Image of Or. 8210/P.2 Diamond Sutra of 868 AD by Chinese School, (9th century)
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Diamond sutra book hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
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The Diamond Sutra, the Earliest Surviving Dated Complete Printed Book : History of Information
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Diamond Sutra, First Printed Book on 11 May 868 CE - History