Early printing culture of Korea.
Publisher: Cheongju Early Printing Museum
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Cheongju City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 70
Subjects: Chʻŏngju Ko Inswae Pangmulgwan.; Printing -- Korea -- History.; Wood types (Printing) -- Korea -- History.; Type and type-founding -- Korea -- History.; Block books -- Korea -- History.
Notes: Text is in English and Korean.

"Cheongju Early Printing Museum specializes in early printing.  It is built in Cheongju on the site where Heungdeoksa Temple once stood.  This is where Baegun-hwasang-chorok-buljo-jikji-simche-yojeol was printed with movable metal type during the 3rd year of King Wu's reign of the Goryeo Dynasty, the first document ever printed with movable metal type in the world.  The City of Cheongju opened Cheongju Early printing Museum on March 17, 1992 on the site of Heungdeoksa Temple to show the world that Korea had invented movable metal type and to preserve this precious and very important cultural heritage for our posterity for generations to come.  Jikji was officially certified as the world's oldest movable metal type at the 5th international Advisory Committee of UNESCO on the World Register held in the City of Cheongju in June 2001.  Jikji was inscribed on the Memory of the world Register on September 4, 2001."--P. 70.
Table of contents: value: Xylography in Silla Dynasty; value: Xylography in Goryeo Dynasty; value: Movable metal type during the Goryeo Dynasty; value: 'Memory of the World' Register of UNESCO; value: Site of Heungdeoksa Temple; value: Movable metal type during the Early Joseon Dynasty; value: Movable metal type during the Late Joseon Dynasty; value: Catalogue of types; value: Wooden type during the Early Joseon Dynasty; value: Wooden type during the Late Joseon Dynasty; value: Manufacturing process of wooden printing type; value: Xylography during the Joseon Dynasty; value: Cheongju Early Printing Museum.