Impressions of the East: Treasures from the C. V. Starr East Asian Library, University of California, Berkeley
Long before Gutenberg printed his Bible, Confucian canonical works, Buddhist sutras, philosophical tracts, belles-lettres, and official documents were being printed and distributed throughout East Asia, birthplace of paper and printing and home to some of the finest woodblock printing ever produced. \ —Peter X. Zhou, from the Foreword \ Color woodblock prints, early maps of Asia and beyond, and gorgeously detailed scrolls are just some of the highlights in the collection of the C. V. Starr...
