xylography
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Xylography is a printing technique that involves carving text or images in relief onto a wooden block. This block is then inked and pressed onto paper to create a print. The oldest known printed works, originating from China and Japan in the 8th and 9th centuries, were produced using xylography. This method later appeared in Europe in the 14th century and is also known as wood-block printing. Today, xylography can also refer to the artistic engraving of wood. A print made using this technique is called a xylograph.123
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