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Re:The Buddhist history of moveable type before Gutenberg (2... by sammalloy on Friday April 09, 2021 @05:24PM (#26756371)
It seems the difference is that the Korean Jikji (1377) is considered the oldest extant book printed with movable metal type, while the Tangut book (1139?) found in China is the oldest extant book printed using wooden movable type.
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