Diamond Sutra. Cave 17, Dunhuang, ink on paper. Hidden for centuries in a sealed-up cave in north-west China, this copy of the Diamond Sutra' is the world's earliest complete survival of a dated printed book. It was made in AD 868.

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Caption: Diamond Sutra. Cave 17, Dunhuang, ink on paper. Hidden for centuries in a sealed-up cave in north-west China, this copy of the Diamond Sutra' is the world's earliest complete survival of a dated printed book. It was made in AD 868

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Image size: 3448 × 2585 px | 25.5 MB

Print size: 29.2 × 21.9 cm | 1357.5 × 1017.7 in (300 dpi)

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