alleryFrom AD 594, books in China were printed by:
ACarving letters into stone slabs
BRubbing paper on woodblocks
CPressing clay into wet tablets
DStitching silk over wax sheets
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Rubbing paper on woodblocks
1. Paper itself was invented in China.
2. Books were printed by rubbing paper against the inked surface of woodblocks.
3. Since both sides of the thin sheet could not be printed, the accordion book was folded and stitched at the side.
_Source: syllabus Social Science, 'India and the Contemporary World II', Ch 5 'Print Culture and the Modern World'_
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