4th Century: Making Paper in Korea
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4th Century: Making Paper in Korea
The secrets of papermaking are moving along the Silk Road from China and into Korea, where the paper is now called Hanji.
From Wikipedia:
Hangul | 한지 |
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Hanja | 韓紙 |
Revised Romanization | hanji |
McCune–Reischauer | hanji |
Wikipedia has an excellent article on the history of Korean papermaking.
This post is part of an ongoing series on books, miniatures, writing and supports since the year 1. Please consider it a kick-start for your own private timeline and a springboard for further research. See my blog for the rest of the series.