Incunabula page. 16th Century.

00462. R750. Incunabula page. 16^th Century. Movable type  and hand coloured woodblock. Print woodblock capitals. Wear, ageing and slight stains. 178 x 255mm.

In the history of printing, an incunable or incunabulum, is a book, pamphlet, or broadside that was printed in the earliest stages of printing in Europe, up to the year 1500.

Woodblock printing or block printing is a technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later paper.