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The Jikji, printed in Korea in 1377, is the oldest surviving book printed with movable metal type.

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CONTESTED
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2 sources for · 4 against

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Is it true that the Jikji, printed in Korea in 1377, is the oldest surviving book printed with movable metal type?

Partly. A Wikipedia article and a 2003 exhibition record support that the Jikji was printed in 1377 and is the world's oldest extant book printed with movable metal type, while peer-reviewed 2022 studies argue a 1239 Korean metal-type book (the Song of Enlightenment) is actually the oldest, and a Korea article notes metal movable type was invented in 1234.

Verdict: CONTESTED · 2 sources for, 4 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 2
Jikji - Wikipedia
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Jikji - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jikji

Evidence against · 4
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

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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
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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

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How Was the World’s Oldest Metal-Type-Printed Book (The Song of Enlightenment, Korea, 1239) Misidentified for Nearly 50 Years?
2022
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Yoo, W. S. (2022). How Was the World’s Oldest Metal-Type-Printed Book (The Song of Enlightenment, Korea, 1239) Misidentified for Nearly 50 Years?. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage5030092

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

Korea
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Korea. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea

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