Movable type
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Movable type is the system and technology of printing and typography that uses movable components to reproduce the elements of a document usually on the medium of paper.
A case of cast metal type pieces and typeset matter in a composing stick
The King of Na gold seal, bestowed by Emperor Guangwu of Han to Wana (Yayoi Japan) in 57 AD
The intricate frontispiece of the Diamond Sutra from Tang dynasty China, the oldest extant woodblock-printed book, 868 AD (British Museum)
Chinese characters are arranged in the shape of buddha on a page remain of Amitayurdhyana Sutra printed in 1103 (Northern Song dynasty) by ceramic movable type. Found in Baixiang Pagoda, Wenzhou.
Bi Sheng
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Bi Sheng was a Chinese artisan and engineer during the Song dynasty, who invented the world's first movable type. Bi's system used fired clay tiles, one for each Chinese character, and was invented be
Bi Sheng and his invention at the China Printing Museum in Beijing
