World

B.C. 3500~3000
In Egypt, hieroglyphpapyrus books were made

B.C. 238
The Roman letters were used in the West

B.C. 100
Han dynasty used letters

World

105
Mass production of paper made possible by Cai Lun in China

270
China developed solid ink-bar

World

700
Xylography first used in China

770
Japan printed Hyakumanto DaraniSutra

868
The Diamond Sutra was published by Wang Jie of Tang Dynasty

Korea

751
The Darani Sutra, the oldest extant woodblock printing was printed

World

1041
BI Sheng of Song Dynasty invented movable type blocks

Korea

1007
Dhatu-Karanda Darani Sutra was printed using xylography

1011
Initiated carving the First Tripitaka(long series of Buddhist scriptures) of Goryeo

World

1298
Wang Zhen of Yuan dynasty printed The Annals of Shenged Country with wood types

1300(early)
Tin type printing was attempted in Yuan dynasty

Korea

1232
Jeungdoga was printed with movable metal type

1234~1241
28 copies of Sangjeongyemun was printed with movable metal type

Korea

1377
Jikji – Movable Baegunhwassngchorokbuljojikjisimcheyojeol was printed in Heungdeoksa Temple in Cheongju
with movable metal type

World

1453~1455
Gutenberg printed the 42-line Bible in Germany

1490
Books were printed with bronze types in Ming dynasty

Korea

1403
Gyemija font was created

1420
Gyeongja font was created

1447
Hangeul movable metal types was created and casted to print Seokbosangjeol and
Wolincheongangjigok

World

1592
Japan imported movable metal type printing method of Jeseon dynasty, Korea

1593
Japanese printed Gomunhyogyeong with bronze types looted from Joseon dynasty

Korea

1580
Gyeonjinja font was created

World

1615~1616
Tokugawa leyasu casted bronze types for the first time and published Daejangilamjib and Gunseochiyo

Korea

1618
Muoja font was created

1677
Hanguja font was created

1684
1st casting of Gyoseongwaninseocheiron type

World

1773
Sagojeongseo was printed with wood types in Qing dynasty

1807
China adopted western printing method and published Chinese dictionary

1856
Western movable typography first used in Japan

Korea

1816
Jeonsaja font was created

1880
Hanbuljajeon was printed with New lead types

World

2001
Gutenberg’s 42-line Bible was inscribed on the Memory of the World UNESCO

Korea

2001
Jikji was inscribed on the Memory of the World Register, UNESCO

2019.07.12.
Republic of Korea, Concluded agreement for establishment of International Centre for Documentary Heritage with UNESCO

Through 39th session of the General Assembly of UNESCO, function, role, setup, and finances of International Centre for Documentary Heritage, which is decided to be established in Cheongju, Chungbuk, Korea, were confirmed and Republic of Korea and UNESCO made a promise to cooperate for preservation of Memory of the World.

International Centre for Documentary Heritage, which is established through the agreement, takes charge of development of research · education · policy, related to post management of documentary heritage which is designated as a UNESCO Memory of the World.

▲ Research and development of policy about preservation of Memory of the World
▲ Development and fulfillment of education program for preservation of Memory of the World, considering specific situations of nations like developing countries
▲ Promotion of the plan for Memory of the World and its result
▲ Monitoring for continuous management after designation as Memory of the World