The Evolution of the Printing Press in Korea
In short: Korea pioneered movable metal type as early as 1234, developing sophisticated casting and typesetting techniques to mass-produce Buddhist scriptures centuries before the Gutenberg press.
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Sources used in this film: Academia.edu, “The History of Pre-Gutenberg Woodblock and Movable Type Printing in Korea”; Korea100, “On the Cutting Edge of History - The Legacy of Korea's Printing Culture - Korea100”; npj Heritage Science, “Non-destructive characterization of printing papers and covers of 13th-century Goryeo Buddhist scriptures - npj Heritage Science”; Center for Early Printing and Information History (CEFIA), “Early Printing in Korea - 4.2 Metal Movable Type Typesetting - cefia”.
Sources used in this film
- Academia.edu — The History of Pre-Gutenberg Woodblock and Movable Type Printing in Korea · View →
- Korea100 — On the Cutting Edge of History - The Legacy of Korea's Printing Culture - Korea100 · View →
- npj Heritage Science — Non-destructive characterization of printing papers and covers of 13th-century Goryeo Buddhist scriptures - npj Heritage Science · View →
- Center for Early Printing and Information History (CEFIA) — Early Printing in Korea - 4.2 Metal Movable Type Typesetting - cefia · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Academia.edu: The History of Pre-Gutenberg Woodblock and Movable Type Printing in Korea
- Also: Korea100: On the Cutting Edge of History - The Legacy of Korea's Printing Culture - Korea100
- Also: npj Heritage Science: Non-destructive characterization of printing papers and covers of 13th-century Goryeo Buddhist scriptures - npj Heritage Science
- Also: Center for Early Printing and Information History (CEFIA): Early Printing in Korea - 4.2 Metal Movable Type Typesetting - cefia
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