The Diamond Sutra is the world's oldest dated printed book.
It resides in the British Library, along with the other treasures noted above, and many, many more.
The Library has created a system whereby you can actually read their priceless collection, "virtually" turning the pages right from your own computer, lingering as long as you like.
This is the promise of the internet, realized.
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1 - jadester
thanks for this
However i'd like to ask if anyone else thinks the Leonardo sketch book looks upside down in the book reader? as soon as i magnified the text that was the first thing i thought. Far be it for me to suggest the British Library people could have made a mistake, of course...
2 - jadester
stupid me, i did not spot the "mirror" option did i?
remember kids: don't post when you're tired, chances are you'll cockup. Like me =+)