Jikji Now Recognized as Oldest Metal-printed Book by National Geographic, Dorling Kindersley
VANK reports that American and British publishers have changed their publication’s statements on the history of metal types. They are set to officially recognize Korea’s “Jikji Simche Yojeol” as the world’s oldest extant book printed with movable metal type in future publications. Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational company that publishes textbooks in…