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3100 BCE
Cuneiform
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3000 BCE
Papyrus plant
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500 BCE
Amate
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100
Paper invented in China
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200
Woodblock printing in China
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500
Papermaking in Samarkand (modern day Uzbekistan)
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932
Chinese printers adapt Wood-block printing creating many classical books
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1151
First papermill in Europe at Xàtiva (Spain)
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1563
Printing in France forbidden without royal permission
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Public library opens in Charleston, South Carolina
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Inkjet printing developed
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Laser printer invented at Xerox
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Sports from the lost Dove Press type located on the banks of the River Thames