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What is the oldest surviving book printed using movable metal type?

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What is the oldest surviving book printed using movable metal type?
posted Aug 19, 2015 by Kapil Kapoor

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Jikji is the abbreviated title of a Korean Buddhist document, whose title can be translated "Anthology of Great Buddhist Priests' Zen Teachings". Printed during the Goryeo Dynasty in 1377, it is the world's oldest extant book printed with movable metal type.

answer Aug 27, 2015 by Manikandan J
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