Printed in Korea in 1377 from cast-metal type, Jikji predates the Gutenberg Bible by 78 years. Only the second volume survives, and the Bibliothèque nationale de France’s Gallica library lets you page through the scan: columns of Chinese characters, ink-drawn circles, and red marks inked among the characters.
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