Early Printing in Korea - 3. Woodblock Printing and Movable Type Printing
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Korea used various printing techniques, starting from the 8th century United Silla period until the beginning of the 20th century, when they began fading away due to the influx of Western technology. The techniques’ prints are divided into xylography, typography, reprography, and lithography, depending on the methods used. Typography can be further categorized into wooden type, metal type, Gyonihwalja, Dohwalja, and Pohwalja, depending on the materials used.
| Understanding Korea Series No.2 Early Printings in Korea |
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1. Korea’s Memory of the World and Early Printing (古印刷) 2. The Origins of World Printing Culture and Korea · 2.1 The Emergence of Printing Culture and Korea · 2.2 The Development of Printing Materials 3. Woodblock Printing and Movable Type Printing · 3.1 Woodblock Printing · 3.2 Movable Type Printing · 3.3 Other Early Printing 4. The Invention and Development of Metal Movable Type Printing · 4.1 Metal Movable Type Casting · 4.2 Metal Movable Type Typesetting 5. The Publishing Entities of Korean Traditional Prints · 5.1 The Government Publications (官) · 5.2 The Private Publications |
