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'''Moveable type''' is type in which each individual character is cast on a separate piece of metal. It replaced [[woodblock printing]], allowing the arrangement of individual letters and other characters on a page, rather than requiring the carving of entire pages at a time. | '''Moveable type''' is type in which each individual character is cast on a separate piece of metal. It replaced [[woodblock printing]], allowing the arrangement of individual letters and other characters on a page, rather than requiring the carving of entire pages at a time. | ||
| − | It may have first been invented in [[Korea]] in the thirteenth century. Movable type is an important component of the [[Printing Press]] | + | It may have first been invented in [[Korea]] in the thirteenth century. Movable type is an important component of the [[Printing Press]]. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | The Earth and Its Peoples A Global History, Bulliet et al, 2005. | + | The Earth and Its Peoples A Global History, Bulliet et al., 2005. |
| − | [[Category: Inventions]] | + | [[Category:Inventions]] |
Latest revision as of 13:29, July 28, 2016
Moveable type is type in which each individual character is cast on a separate piece of metal. It replaced woodblock printing, allowing the arrangement of individual letters and other characters on a page, rather than requiring the carving of entire pages at a time.
It may have first been invented in Korea in the thirteenth century. Movable type is an important component of the Printing Press.
Sources
The Earth and Its Peoples A Global History, Bulliet et al., 2005.