What is the meaning of block books?
Before the discovery of the mechanical types, all the books were manufactured by hand writing by the scribes in temples. This hand writing process was very laborious and time-consuming. People innovated and researched for finding rapid techniques of reproduction of books. Several books were reproduced by eliminating both illustrations and letters on the solid blocks of wood. Those books were known as block books. Final Answer Block books are those books that eliminate both the illustrations and letters on the solid blocks of wood. These books were made for the references and private studies or researches and were circulated publically.
