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Korean History
In the age of the great flourishing states of Koryo and the Li Dynasty, Korean people achieved various epoch-making inventions, contributing to the cultural development of the world.
Most characteristic among them were invention of metal printing types in Koryo and that of an original Korean phonetic alphabet in the Li dynasty.
More than 200 years before the invention of printing types by Gutenberg of Germany, Korean craftsmen in the medieval kingdom succeeded in molding metal types for the first time in the world history, demonstrating Koryo's highly developed culture to the world.
In Koryo, a state which existed in 918 - 1392 AD, the world's first metal type was invented and put into use in printing already in the late 12th century.
Based on the highly developed wood-block printing technique which had already been in practice since the time of the Three Kingdoms...
In the age of the great flourishing states of Koryo and the Li Dynasty, Korean people achieved various epoch-making inventions, contributing to the cultural development of the world.
Most characteristic among them were invention of metal printing types in Koryo and that of an original Korean phonetic alphabet in the Li dynasty.
More than 200 years before the invention of printing types by Gutenberg of Germany, Korean craftsmen in the medieval kingdom succeeded in molding metal types for the first time in the world history, demonstrating Koryo's highly developed culture to the world.
In Koryo, a state which existed in 918 - 1392 AD, the world's first metal type was invented and put into use in printing already in the late 12th century.
Based on the highly developed wood-block printing technique which had already been in practice since the time of the Three Kingdoms...
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