這幾年7nm（或更短波長）extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) 成了一個國際地緣政治的熱議點。WXC有人跟著國內一眾外行起哄，胡扯什麽毛時代中國就有了與西方並駕齊驅的光刻技術。由於鄧放棄了自力更生，才陷入了今天的窘境。如果他們非要從曆史中找回自信，還得按快退鍵，回到明萬曆年間。
沒錯，極紫外光刻代表了平麵印刷術，lithography，的巔峰，還成了世俗的戰略武器。但在文明史上，漢人在這個重要技術領域，一直領先到了明末。萬曆年間的胡正言（1573-1620）辦的十竹齋印社，完善了餖版、拱花等多色套印技術，是平麵印刷的一個輝煌的裏程碑。他們印製的《十竹齋畫譜》，是公認的世界第一本批量印刷的彩色畫冊。其藝術風格對日本的浮世繪乃至後來的梵高都有直接的影響。
《十竹齋畫譜》所代表的精湛印刷技術，讓國際科技史家歎為觀止。英國劍橋大學圖書館收藏了一本《十竹齋畫譜》，是他們不時忍不住要炫耀一下的鎮館之寶。“ This early 17th Century copy is the earliest surviving edition, and unique in being complete, in perfect condition and in its original binding."。托福現代科技，劍橋大學小心翼翼地數字化了全冊388頁，並在互聯網與公眾共享。據他們說，整個數字建檔項目實施中，對原件毫發無損。
這一近400年老的價值連城的孤本是怎麽落入劍橋大學之手的？
“The book was owned by George Evans Moule, a graduate of Cambridge University who arrived in China in 1858 as an Anglican missionary. Moule became the first Bishop of Mid-China in 1880. After his death, the book was given to Cambridge University Library by his son Arthur Christopher Moule, who was born in China, and became Professor of Chinese at Cambridge University in 1933.”還有人要條件反射地指責文化掠奪嗎？
Link to劍橋大學圖書館數字化的《十竹齋畫譜》全冊。高清的，zoom in to enjoy：
https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/PR-FH-00910-00083-00098/7
Some samples：
