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Restoring the world's oldest book, the Diamond Sutra

5 December 2010 Last updated at 03:47 GMT

Restoring the world's oldest book

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11912738

Frances Wood talks about the the Diamond Sutra - the world's oldest book which she is responsible for at the British Library.

Writer and historian, Frances Wood, is head of the Chinese section at the British Library, where restoration work has been taking place on an edition of the world's oldest printed book - the Diamond Sutra which dates back to 868 AD.

Wood spent years living and studying in China and has written books including Did Marco Polo go to China? and The First Emperor of China.

The picture above is from the British Library website where you can view the Diamond Sutra and turn the pages.

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