Oldest Movable Metal Hangul Type Identified
Scholars say they have identified the earliest metal type in Hangul, the Korean alphabet. The movable type dates back to the mid-15th century. The National Museum of Korea said Thursday the museum recently rearranged [sic?] the 752 oldest out of hundreds of thousands of letters in its collection.
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Posted by kangmi on January 4, 2007 at 7:39 PM0 comments
