Culture Focus
The Understanding Korea Series 2
Ealry Printings in Korea
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- Author : Ok, Young Jung - Publisher : The Academy of Korean Studies - Published date : December 2013 - Language : English 
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Introduction
This book demonstrates the excellence and rich features of early Korean printing culture. It begins with the origins of printing culture in the world and in Korea and development moving on to discuss in detail about woodblock printing and movable type printing in Korea that include many artifacts registered as memory of the world. Especially, the book contains illustrated discussion on the invention and development of metal movable type printing. Not only this book offers primary understanding on Korean culture but also its bibliographic perspective gives practical information to those who study Korean bibliography.Contents
1. Korea's Memory of the World and Early Printing2. The Origins of World Printing Culture and Korea
3. Woodblock Printing and Movable Type Printing
4. The Invention and Development of Metal Movable Type Printing
5. The Publishing Entities of Korean Traditional Prints
