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Are Y'all Familiar With The Woven Book Of Hours? This Is A Prayer Book Woven In Silk BY LOOM In The 1880s.
Are Y'all Familiar With The Woven Book Of Hours? This Is A Prayer Book Woven In Silk BY LOOM In The 1880s.
Are Y'all Familiar With The Woven Book Of Hours? This Is A Prayer Book Woven In Silk BY LOOM In The 1880s.
Are Y'all Familiar With The Woven Book Of Hours? This Is A Prayer Book Woven In Silk BY LOOM In The 1880s.
Are Y'all Familiar With The Woven Book Of Hours? This Is A Prayer Book Woven In Silk BY LOOM In The 1880s.
Are Y'all Familiar With The Woven Book Of Hours? This Is A Prayer Book Woven In Silk BY LOOM In The 1880s.

Are y'all familiar with The Woven Book of Hours? This is a prayer book woven in silk BY LOOM in the 1880s. More specifically, the punchcard-programmed Jacquard loom, making it the first digitally produced book. It is estimated that it took 200,000-500,000 punchcards to weave it.

Programming Prayer: The Woven Book of Hours (1886–87)
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Programming Prayer: The Woven Book of Hours (1886–87)
An illuminated prayer book woven on mechanical looms programmed by punch card.
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i can't think about this too much or i will cry so much technology was born out of wanting to make more complex patterns i love u looms history art weaving loom books programming technology Public Domain
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