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Korea printed the Jikji with movable metal type in 1377, decades before Gutenberg.

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Is it true that Korea printed the Jikji with movable metal type in 1377, decades before Gutenberg?

Yes. Multiple reference and peer-reviewed sources state that Jikji was printed in Korea in 1377 using movable metal type, and that this predates Gutenberg's 42-line Bible by roughly 78 years.

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Evidence for · 7
Movable type
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Movable type. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movable_type

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The World’s Oldest Book Printed by Movable Metal Type in Korea in 1239: The Song of Enlightenment
2022
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Yoo, W. S. (2022). The World’s Oldest Book Printed by Movable Metal Type in Korea in 1239: The Song of Enlightenment. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage5020059

Ink Tone Analysis of Printed Character Images towards Identification of Medieval Korean Printing Technique: The Song of Enlightenment (1239), the Jikji (1377), and the Gutenberg Bible (~1455)
2023
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Ink Tone Analysis of Printed Character Images towards Identification of Medieval Korean Printing Technique: The Song of Enlightenment (1239), the Jikji (1377), and the Gutenberg Bible (~1455). (2023). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage6030135

Mathematics Textbooks: Transitions from Manuscript to Print
2025
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Schubring, G. (2025). Mathematics Textbooks: Transitions from Manuscript to Print. eric.ed.gov. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11858-025-01709-9

Jikji - Wikipedia
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Jikji - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jikji

Buchdruck in Korea und Deutschland - Jikji und die Gutenberg-Bibel: Impressionen einer "deutsch-koreanischen Ausstellung" in der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
2003
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Buchdruck in Korea und Deutschland - Jikji und die Gutenberg-Bibel: Impressionen einer "deutsch-koreanischen Ausstellung" in der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen. (2003). webdoc.sub.gwdg.de. http://webdoc.sub.gwdg.de/ebook/aw/2003/engels.pdf

Direct Evidence of Metal Type Printing in The Song of Enlightenment, Korea, 1239
2022
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Direct Evidence of Metal Type Printing in The Song of Enlightenment, Korea, 1239. (2022). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage5040171

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