WHA-F-12272A-0000 Diamond Sutra. Cave 17, Dunhuang, ink on paper. Hidden for centuries in a sealed-up cave in north-west China, this copy of the Diamond Sutra is the worlds earliest complete survival of a dated printed book. It was made in AD 868 Credit: World History Archive/Alinari Archives WARNING: Permission must be required for non editorial use. Please contact Alinari Archives Photographer: World History Archive Collection: World History Archive/Alinari Archives Object type: digital image Photographic technique: P digital image Technical info Image sizes (pixel): 3448 X 2585 Image sizes (cm at 300 dpi): 29 X 21 Image sizes (MB): 2.43 Color space: RGB