Jikji, Light from the East
by Jekyu, Chung, Cheongju Early Printing Museum, et al
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 8967710984
- ISBN 13
- 9788967710989
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Cheongju Early Printing Museum, 2017. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. Brown paper over boards with silver and black lettering. 166 pages. Jikji is the world's oldest metal-printed material available today, developed in a small temple named Heungdeoksa Temple 80 years earlier than the printing of the 42-line Gutenberg Bible. This book includes the book Jikji, seeeking truth from the pioneer of Buddhism
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- Bookseller
- Pistil Books Online (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 142251
- Title
- Jikji, Light from the East
- Author
- Jekyu, Chung, Cheongju Early Printing Museum, et al
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 8967710984
- ISBN 13
- 9788967710989
- Publisher
- Cheongju Early Printing Museum
- Date Published
- 2017
- Keywords
- Korean History, Buddhism, Monk, Baefun Hwasang, Goryeo Dynasty, Metal Type, Woodblocks, Aen, Buddha, Printing, History of, Gutenberg Bible,
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- Books On Books;
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