Galleries
Early Printing Museum
Cheongju, South Korea
General view of the Early printing museum
Ground floor display areas
Ground floor display areas
Woodblocks and impression of the Dharani Sutra, c. 8th century
Proof copy of an early Korean book printed from partially cut wood blocks
Finished version of the book shown previously
Facsimile of a O-ryun hengsil do printing forme with metal type and woodblock
Facsimile of a Wooran Gheongang Jigok metal type forme
Facsimile of a printing forme
Stairs towards first floor display area
Materials for the "tree" method of type casting
Wax patterns for impressing type shapes in sand for casting
Cast type as it come out of the casting box
Casting box containing the molten metal
Cleaning the type after removal from the casting box