The oldest book printed with metal movable type has been ... such as its UNESCO designation as a “Memory of the World” in 2011. The next step in verification of the printing technology is ...

Tedmed curator Jay Walker shows off his collection of some of the world's oldest medical books and talks about what they can teach us about innovation. Home Browse Series Live Q&A WSJ Events From ...

The Diamond Sutra is a sacred Mahayana Buddhist text whose teachings date back to the 5th century BC. Part of a series of sutras known as ‘the perfection of wisdom’, the book was translated into ...

The book is one of the oldest texts in the world, the auction house says. Its remarkable preservation has been attributed to Egypt's arid climate, Mr Donadoni said. The codex was bought by the ...