Block book: History and Key Facts
Block books or blockbooks, also called xylographica, are short books of up to 50 leaves, block printed in Europe in the second half of the 15th century as woodcuts with blocks carved to include b
![Page from the Apocalypse, a block book printed in Europe between 1450 & 1500.
The image come from a late 15th century compilation blockbook [Cod Pal. Germ 34] of which the 'Apokalypse' (4th ed.) forms one section. The printed text is in latin but handwritten german translation sheets were inserted between the blockboo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Apocalypse.jpg)
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