Museums of Korean History and Culture

Display printing the Jikji

Display in the Early Printing Museum in Cheongju of the printing of the Jikji, a Korean Buddhist document during the time of the Goryeo Dynasty in 1377; it is the world's oldest extant book printed with movable metal type. A copy is on display in the museum, but the original is in the National Library in France.

Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Wed Jun 04, 2014
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