The Jikji, world's oldest machine printed book, on show in Paris

For the first time in 50 years.

, a text written by Baegun Gyeonghan, a Buddhist monk, in 1372. The book is a compendium of teachings of the great Buddhist priests of the Goryeo Kingdom .

An extract from 'Jikji' housed at the National Library of France. Photo: National Library of France/ Yonhap Visitors walk past the Jikji, a Korean book dating from 1377 and 'the first print from movable metal type still preserved' is seen at the exhibition 'Print! Gutenberg's Europe At The National Library Of France ' in Paris. Photo: AFP

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