The oldest known work printed on a mechanical press—a Korean book that predates the first European example by several decades—went on display in Paris for the first time in 50 years. | via philstarlife
The oldest known work printed on a mechanical press—a Korean book that predates the first European example by several decades—went on display in Paris for the first time in 50 years on Wednesday, April 12.
Visitors walk past the Jikji, a Korean book dating from 1377 and"the first print from movable metal type still preserved" on display.Since no examples of Korean machinery have survived and the technique did not become widely used at the time, it did not have the revolutionary impact of the Gutenberg press—and the exhibition mostly focuses on European history.
The BnF says Gutenberg was probably not aware of the Korean invention and was combining various forms of reproduction using wood and copper engravings that had been in use in Europe since around 1400, though they themselves were influenced by techniques imported from East Asia. It was shown at the Paris Universal Exhibition in 1900 and Collin de Plancy sold it at auction in 1911 for 180 francs, equivalent to more than 60,000 euros today, according to France's national statistics bureau.
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