Movable Metal Type Casting
Casting reusable metal type pieces with punches, matrices, molds, alloys, and repeatable letterforms for printing.
Core metadata
- ID: movable_metal_type_casting
- Era: Medieval
- First known date: 1377 (exact)
- Region: Cheongju, Goryeo Korea
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
Dependents
- None.
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- Memory of the World Register: Buljo jikji simche yojeol (UNESCO Memory of the World, 2001, official_agency) • Supports: node
Locator: UNESCO nomination documentation for Jikji records printing with movable metal type at Heungdeok-sa Temple in Cheongju in July 1377.
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 2
- Average edge confidence: 68%
- Prerequisite sources: 1
- expert_inference: 2
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water-Powered Blast Furnaces (water_powered_blast_furnaces) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Water-Powered Blast Furnaces provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
| Guilds (guilds) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Guilds provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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