Traces of Jikji and Korean Movable Metal Types

Seungcheol Lee
Cheongju City: Cheongju Early Printing Museum, 2003.
First Edition.

26.5cm x 18cm. 459, [32], [158] pages, illustrations. Cloth, gilt lettering.

A summarized English version of an earlier Korean publication that details the significance of Jikji [The Monk Baegun’s Anthology of the Great Priests’ Teachings on Identification of the Buddha’s Spirit by the Practice of Seon] within the study of Korean movable metal types. The Jikji is the world’s oldest known example of a book printed using movable metal type, predating Gutenberg by approximately two centuries. Includes a photo reproduction of the Jikji.

Very minor shelf wear. Near Fine Condition.

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