<P> The earliest , surviving printed book in India is the Compendio Spiritual Da Vide Christaa ( Spiritual Compendium of the Christian life ) of Gaspar Jorge de Leão Pereira , the Portuguese Archbishop of Goa . It was printed by Joao Quinquencio in 1561 and re-edited by Manuel de Araujo in 1600 , and was embellished with ornate woodcut initials on each opening chapter . This was followed by the printing of Garcia da Orta 's Colóquios dos simples e drogas he cousas medicinais da Índia on 10 April 1563 by Joao de Endem . In 1568 , the first illustrated cover page ( the illustration being done with the relief technique of woodblock ) was printed in Goa for the book Constituciones Do Arcebispado De Goa . </P>
<P> The earliest , surviving printed book in India is the Compendio Spiritual Da Vide Christaa ( Spiritual Compendium of the Christian life ) of Gaspar Jorge de Leão Pereira , the Portuguese Archbishop of Goa . It was printed by Joao Quinquencio in 1561 and re-edited by Manuel de Araujo in 1600 , and was embellished with ornate woodcut initials on each opening chapter . This was followed by the printing of Garcia da Orta 's Colóquios dos simples e drogas he cousas medicinais da Índia on 10 April 1563 by Joao de Endem . In 1568 , the first illustrated cover page ( the illustration being done with the relief technique of woodblock ) was printed in Goa for the book Constituciones Do Arcebispado De Goa . </P>
where was the first printing press established in india
where was the first printing press established in india
Goa
Goa