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The Study on Original Technique of Korean Metal Movable Types and Casting Process of Heungdeoksa-ja Types

Kim, Sung-Soo 1

1청주대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study is designed to investigate the problem about original technique of Korean metal movable type and casting process of Heungdeoksa-ja Types(興德寺字). Major findings are follows:First, Coin’s casting process influenced Korean metal movable types casting process and this method was established from 1102, the time Haedong-Tongbo(海東通寶) was made, 1211, the time Nammyeong-Song-Jeungdoga was printed in Jeungdoga-ja Types. In other words, this study determines that publishing period was 12th century. Second, this study concentrates on casting process of Heungdeoksa-ja Types. Jikji was printed in Heungdeoksa-ja Types. As a result, Jikji’s print quality is that each metal movable types’ heights were different because of casting method like ‘sand mould casting(鑄物沙鑄造法)’, so using these different matal movable types caused Jikji’s print quality. On the other hand, this study shows that each metal movable type’s heights were almost uniform if metal movable type are made by using ‘lost-wax casting(蜜蠟鑄造法)’. Therefore, this study points that Jikji’s metal movable types is not related to ‘lost-wax casting’. In short, this study insists that Heungdeoksa-ja Types was made by using other method of types founding like ‘sand mould casting’.

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