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  • Jeungdoga book may be oldest movable metal type print book

    From ltlee1@21:1/5 to All on Sat Oct 29 10:23:24 2022
    "Early movable metal type printing from the period of the Goryeo Kingdom shows surface tension of the ink, which is a common tendency of liquid on metal surface at rest to shrink into circular liquid drops.

    An 87-page book from 1239 is full of Hanja characters printed on hanji, traditional Korean paper made from mulberry tree bark, showing the characteristics of movable metal type printing."

    http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20221028000652

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