Communication · 1377

Metal movable type (Jikji)

Korean monks print a Buddhist text with cast metal type, 78 years before Gutenberg's Bible.

Jikji, printed at Heungdeok Temple in 1377, is the oldest extant book printed with movable metal type. Goryeo Korea had used metal type since the early 13th century; in 1443 Korea also created Hangul, an alphabet designed to be easy to learn.

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