Year
Event Keyword

751
Papermaking introduced in the Islamic world PAPER

800
Marbling in Japan, first Turkish marbled paper 1586, first Dutch 1598 MARBLING

800
Kells, Book of. written and painted at the Columbian monastery of KELLS

Iona or at the Abbey of Kells in Ireland. 340 folia survived. Since

1661 in Trinity College, Dublin

800
Marbling in Japan, first Turkish marbled paper 1586, first Dutch 1598 PAPER

868
The first book printed on paper in China, in block printed Buddhist PAPER

scripts.

868
China, oldest known woodblock printing (method was in use much WOODBLOCK

earlier)

896
Colophon, oldest known manuscript colophon, in Books of the COLOPHON

Prophets written by Moses ben Asher in Tiberias.

896
Colophon, oldest known manuscript colophon, in Books of the MOSES BEN ASHER

Prophets written by Moses ben Asher in Tiberias.

950
Winchester School, 950-1100, characteristic style of manuscript WINCHESTER

illumination

954
Abingdon Monastery founded by Aethelwold, monks famous for ABINGDON

manuscript illumination, Winchester School

1041
In 1403 the earliest known book was printed from movable type in MOVABLE TYPE

Korea, a process which had been used by the Chinese as early as

1041. In 1450 Gutenberg printed his 42-line Bible in Mainz on a

quality of handmade paper which remains unsurpassed to this day.

26 Years later William Caxton brought the art of printing to England,

and in 1486 the first English colored illustrated book was printed in

1068
Fatimite. Library of the Fatimite family (Cairo) destroyed by the Turks FATIMITE

1085
Papermaking in Jativa Spain PAPER

1140
Winchester Bible, 1140-1190, English late Romanesque illumination BIBLE

1140
Winchester Bible, 1140-1190, English late Romanesque illumination WINCHESTER

1147
Utrecht Psalter, Eadwine Psalter, copy of the Utrecht Psalter, UTRECHT PSALTER

example of Canterbury Romanesque written at Christchurch by

1238
Papermaking mill established in Capellades, Catalonia PAPER

1250
the first record of block printing (on paper?) in Egypt. BLOCK PRINTING

1250
Fore Edge Painting, first on French psalter manuscript FORE EDGE

1276
The important invention of watermarking was made at one of the WATERMARK

Fabriano Mills in Tuscany during the second half of the 13th century.

One can assume that the reason for the watermark was to give the

product a branded trade mark of superior quality. There exists a

remarkable archive of Fabriano watermarks going back to the first

one in 1276, showing a mark for each year until modern times.

1276
Paper. First paper mill established in Italy PAPER

1282
Watermark, Oldes know watermark (Italy) PAPER

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