However, the practice of printing books had actually been occurring long before 1450 in the Far East.

This beautifully preserved book of Buddhist recitations was created about 40 years before the Gutenberg Bible entered circulation.

The text was designed for both European and Asian readers in mind.

Pages from A Tibetan Buddhist Text Circa 1410

This Sino-Tibetan text of Buddhist recitations was printed 40 years before the Gutenberg Bible.

Pages from A Tibetan Buddhist Text Circa 1410

Pages from A Tibetan Buddhist Text Circa 1410

Pages from A Tibetan Buddhist Text Circa 1410

Pages from A Tibetan Buddhist Text Circa 1410

Pages from A Tibetan Buddhist Text Circa 1410

Pages from A Tibetan Buddhist Text Circa 1410

Pages from A Tibetan Buddhist Text Circa 1410

Pages from A Tibetan Buddhist Text Circa 1410

Pages from A Tibetan Buddhist Text Circa 1410