Korean's Early Printing Culture

Suggested reading

Adams, J. Michael and Faux, David D.
686.224 A
Printing Technology, 2nd Ed.
Graphically illustrated manual on printing and the history of its technology
(Wadsworth, 1982, 1988)

Carter, Thomas Francis
655.1 C3212
The Invention of Printing in China and its Spread Westward
Meticulous reprint of 1925 in-depth history of printing, including Korea's contribution
(Columbia University Press, 1995)

Jeon, Sang-woon
509.519 C548 S
Science and Technology in Korea: Traditional Instruments and Techniques
Comprehensive survey of Korean science including information and illustrations on printing technology, moving machines and astronomical instruments.
(MIT Press, 1974)

Korea's Early Printing Culture
686.2095 K
Lavishly illustrated chronicle of printing from 8th Century woodblock printing to 17th Century wooden-type typography.
(The Organizing Committee for 1993 Year of the Book and Korean Publishers' Association, 1993)

McMurtrie, Douglas C.
655.1 M16 B
The Book: The Story of Bookmaking and Printing
Detailed story od printing and bookmaking from paleolithic cave dwellers to the mechanical processes of early 20th Century press work.
(Oxford University Press, 1962)

Needham, Joseph
951 N
Science and Civilization in China, v.5, pt.1: Paper and Printing, by Tsien Tsuen-hsuin
Scholarly history of CHinese technology with a detailed section on printing in CHina and Korea, and an extensive bibliography.
(Cambridge University Press, 1985)

Temple, Robert
R509.51 T
The Genius of China: 3000 Years of Science, Discovery and Invention
Elaborate survey of CHinese science and technology, including an interesting chapter on the rise of printing from the 8th to 11th Centuries with phtographs of surviving documents.
(Simon & Schuster, 1986)

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