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직지심체요절 (Anthology of Great Buddhist Priests' Zen Teachings — World's Oldest Movable Metal Type, 1377)
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Jikji Direct Pointing
Part Two
The oldest known book printed
in cast movable? type,
with date = 1377.
RESERVE
1513 1517 (III)
KOREAN
1513 109 (III)
EF -?
A woodcut-style photograph depicts a traditional Korean stab-bound book. The cover is made of thick, textured, yellowish-beige mulberry paper (hanji). On the right edge, the book is secured with a traditional five-hole stab binding using red silk thread.
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