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Jikji was printed with movable metal type 78 years before Gutenberg.

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Printed in Korea in 1377, Jikji is the oldest surviving book printed with movable metal type. Gutenberg transformed Europe, but metal-type printing has a wider world history, and Korea belongs at the center of that story.

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Jikji, Gutenberg'den 78 yıl önce metal hareketli harfle basıldı.

1377'de Kore'de basılan Jikji, günümüze ulaşan en eski metal hareketli harf baskı kitaptır. Gutenberg Avrupa'yı dönüştürdü; ama metal harfli baskının dünya tarihi daha eski, daha geniş ve Kore'yi merkeze alan bir hikâyedir.

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UNESCO Memory of the World / BnF Jikji.

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