
Printing is a method that uses master form or template to reproduce text and pictures. Cylinder seals and objects such as the Cyrus Cylinder and the Nabonidus Cylinders are the earliest non-paper printing products. The oldest known type of printing applied to paper was woodblock printing. Earlier, the woodblock printing was a method used commonly throughout East Asia to print text, pictures or patterns. As a technique of printing on textiles and later on paper, it originated in ancient China. The oldest remaining examples from China were some techniques of printing on cloth. By the 9th century, paper printing had taken off, and the first remaining full printed book containing a date was the 868 Diamond Sutra (British Library). By 10th century, 400,000 copies of some sutras and images were printed. The Confucian classics were thereafter printed. Up to 2,000 double-page sheets per day could be printed by a qualified printer. If you are looking for a managed print service provider, L & D Mail Masters is the right place for you.