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    My favorite artworks from European Museums

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    Gandhara Art in Humboldt Forum: Life of Lord Buddha

    Gandhara Art in Humboldt Forum: Life of Lord Buddha

    Jewish Heroes Square in Krakow, Poland

    Jewish Heroes Square in Krakow, Poland

    Block no. 4 in Auschwitz concentration camp

    Block no. 4 in Auschwitz concentration camp

    Ottoman tent in Princess Czartoryski Museum in Krakow, Poland

    Ottoman tent in Princess Czartoryski Museum in Krakow, Poland

    The Steam Engine Building, Potsdam, Germany

    The Steam Engine Building, Potsdam, Germany

    Assyrian human-headed winged bull from Nimrud; 9th cent. BCE; Pergamon Museum, Berlin

    Assyrian human-headed winged bull from Nimrud; 9th cent. BCE; Pergamon Museum, Berlin

    Catacombs in St Peter’s Abbey Salzburg, Austria

    Catacombs in St Peter’s Abbey Salzburg, Austria

    St Nicholas Church in #Leipzeg, #Germany

    St Nicholas Church in #Leipzeg, #Germany

    Gloriette, Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna,Austria

    Gloriette, Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna,Austria

    Matthias Church on Buda Castle Hill, Budapest

    Matthias Church on Buda Castle Hill, Budapest

    The Neptune fountain in Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria

    The Neptune fountain in Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria

    The Dohany Street synagogue in Budapest

    St Peter’s Abbey Church in Salzburg, Austria

    St Peter’s Abbey Church in Salzburg, Austria

    The Residence Fountain in Salzburg: Oundof Music

    The Residence Fountain in Salzburg: Oundof Music

    Sultana Daku and Raj Bhawan of Nainital

    Sultana Daku and Raj Bhawan of Nainital

    Sultana Daku and Raj Bhawan of Nainital

    Sultana Daku and Raj Bhawan of Nainital

    Jahan koshan cannon, Murshidabad

    Jahan koshan cannon, Murshidabad

    Takht-e Marar, Golestan Palance, Teheran, Iran

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      Jewish Heroes Square in Krakow, Poland

      Jewish Heroes Square in Krakow, Poland

      Block no. 4 in Auschwitz concentration camp

      Block no. 4 in Auschwitz concentration camp

      Ottoman tent in Princess Czartoryski Museum in Krakow, Poland

      Ottoman tent in Princess Czartoryski Museum in Krakow, Poland

      The Steam Engine Building, Potsdam, Germany

      The Steam Engine Building, Potsdam, Germany

      Assyrian human-headed winged bull from Nimrud; 9th cent. BCE; Pergamon Museum, Berlin

      Assyrian human-headed winged bull from Nimrud; 9th cent. BCE; Pergamon Museum, Berlin

      Catacombs in St Peter’s Abbey Salzburg, Austria

      Catacombs in St Peter’s Abbey Salzburg, Austria

      St Nicholas Church in #Leipzeg, #Germany

      St Nicholas Church in #Leipzeg, #Germany

      Gloriette, Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna,Austria

      Gloriette, Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna,Austria

      Matthias Church on Buda Castle Hill, Budapest

      Matthias Church on Buda Castle Hill, Budapest

      The Neptune fountain in Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria

      The Neptune fountain in Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria

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      St Peter’s Abbey Church in Salzburg, Austria

      The Residence Fountain in Salzburg: Oundof Music

      The Residence Fountain in Salzburg: Oundof Music

      Sultana Daku and Raj Bhawan of Nainital

      Sultana Daku and Raj Bhawan of Nainital

      Sultana Daku and Raj Bhawan of Nainital

      Sultana Daku and Raj Bhawan of Nainital

      Jahan koshan cannon, Murshidabad

      Jahan koshan cannon, Murshidabad

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      History of writing, books and printing press on #worldbookday

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      Clay tablets used in Mesopotamia in 3BC. The calamus, triangle shaped instrument was used to make characters in moist clay.

      Clay tablets with cuneiform script

      At Nineveh, 22,000 tablets found, dating from the 7c BC- the archive &library of the kings of Assyria

      In Ancient Egypt, papyrus was used for writing & first evidence from about 2400 BC

      A calamus, the stem of a reed sharpened to a point, or bird feathers were used for writing

      Papermaking started in China about AD 105, using mulberry and other bast fibres along with fishnets, old rags, and hemp waste

      paper used for wrapping & padding was used in China since 2BC paper used as a writing medium only became widespread by the 3C

      The invention of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg around 1440 marks the entry of the book into the Industrial Age

      Books printed before January 1, 1501, are called incunables.

      Jikji, Selected Teachings of Buddhist Sages, earliest known book printed with movable metal type, 1377

      1455:The Gutenberg Bible 1stmajor book printed in Europe with movable metal type by Johannes Gutenberg

      The first book printed in India was Conclusões e outras coisas Printing in Goa during 1556 CE

      first book printed in India in an Indian language was tampirAn vaNakkam in 1578, a 16-page translation of the Portuguese “Doctrina Christam

      1456: Gutenberg the German genius found out the printing technology. The first book ever printed was the Bible

      A printing press was sent from Portugal to Abyssinia. The ship carrying it reached Malabar coast & kept so 1st printing press

      First printing press in India:

      at Ambazhakad in kerala in 1556 after ship Carrying press kept in Kerala by Jesuits

      Doctrina Christum, a Latin book by St. Francis Xavier was the first publication from Ambazhakad in Kerala

      However , the firstbook printed in any Indian language from Malabar happened to be a Tamil one – Thampuran Vanakkam

      Priest Johanus Gonsalvus carved out the ‘Malabar’ Alphabet.

      Father Hendrick published Malayalam version of Doctrina Christum and ‘Thampuran Vanakam’ by name ‘Christava Vanakkam’ in 1579

      First book in Bangla

      Nathaniel Brassey Halhed, A Grammar of the Bengal Language (Hugli, India, 1778).

      First printed book in Hindi. A Grammar of the Hindoostanee Language (Calcutta, India: Chronicle Press, 1796).

      First printed book in Oriya. Mrtyuñjaya Bidyalankar, trans.[New Testament] (Shrirampur, India: Serampore Mission Press, 1807).

      First printed book in Malayalam. [New Testament] (Bombay, India: Courier Press, 1811).

      First printed book in Assamese. William Carey,trans. [New Testament] (Shrirampur, India: Serampore Mission Press, 1813).

      First printed book in Telugu. Grammar of Telugu (Shrirampur, India: Serampore Mission Press, 1813).

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