Jikji
Why Jikji has been kept in France?
The first French ambassador to Korea, Collin de Plancy collected it and brought to France when he returned to his mother country. After his death, his collection was auctioned. A curio collector, Henri Vever bought and kept it. By Henri’s will, Jikji was donated to the National Library of France. The Korean historian, Dr. Byeong-seon, [...]
The proofs that Jikji was printed with movable metal type
After Dr. Byeon-seon, Park found Jikji, she researched on it and found various proofs that this book was printed with movable metal type. First, a postscript of the last page of Jikji prove it. It says ju-ja meaning metal type. Second, upside down printed letter prove it. Its original shape is this . If Jikji [...]
Introduction to Jikji
The original title of Jikji is Baegun hwasang chorok buljo jikjisimcheyojeol which means literally that Baegun hwasang copied and recorded meaning of Buddha’s the most important words, Jikji. Jikji’s writer and publisher were different. Baegun hwasang was the writer. Venerable Baegun was born in 1289 and became a Buddhist monk in his early age. He [...]
One person’s dream changed the World History
How far a person’s dream can go? Can a person’s dream change Korea’s national image? If you want to know the answer, listen to this story. A Korean person’s dream has the power to inscribe the 5000 years of Korean history in the minds of people all over the world. A Korean person’s action can [...]
Goryeo, the birth dynasty of Jikji and movable metal type
In 918, King Taejo Wanggeon established the Goryeo Dynasty, turning a new chapter in history, ushering in the middle ages, and closing the book on ancient times. Goryeo was famous across the world for its publishing. Goryeo made the world’s first metal typeset in 1377, with the Buljo Jikji Simche Yojeol, 78 years earlier than [...]
Korean Cultural Heritage
I. Documentary Cultural Heritage – Jikji In the history of the mankind, there have been many efforts to deliver information quickly and accurately. Before the invention of printing, there were paintings on the cave wall and images carved in a stone or on a wooden board. Stories were handed down orally. Countless hours and unmeasurable [...]
Return of Displaced Cultural Property from Abroad
1. The global movement for the return of cultural property to its countries of origin In November, 2010 The U.S. promised to return all of 46,000 Inca artifacts kept by Yale University to Peru. Those artifacts were supposed to be returned after 18-month-long research. But, it took as long as a century to be returned [...]
Jikji
The BBC, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and the New York Times have all named the movable metal typeset printing press as the greatest invention of the last 1000 years. In medieval times, only scholars and the lucky, aristocratic few had access to information because of the exorbitant expense of printing books xylography, [...]
Interview with Dr. Stephen Ellis, the Director-General of the NAA
The National Archives of Australia is an agency of the Australian Government, established under the Archives Act 1983. Our head office and exhibition spaces are in Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory, and there is an office and reading room in each state capital and in Darwin. The National Archives of Australia helps Australian Government [...]
The fourth laureate, the National Archives of Australia
It was established in 1960 and has become a world leader in many areas notably. Their main role is to promote good records management in Australian Government agencies and manage the valuable records of our nation, and make them accessible now and for future generations. They has announced it will use the Prize to fund [...]
The second laureate,Phonogrammarchiv
Ever since its foundation in 1899 the Phonogrammarchiv has taken many initiatives to develop audio preservation, and to assist in the development or the improvement of similar institutions worldwide. Early co-operation resulted in the foundation of the Phonogrammarchiv der Universitat Zurich (1908) and joint projects with the Berlin Phonogrammarchiv before and during the First World [...]