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How come the Gutenberg Bible is widely credited as the first book printed using the printing press in 1450, despite the movable type being invented in China some 400 years prior, and the Korean document Jikji was printed with movable metal type in 1377?

by /u/notsuspendedlxqt in /r/AskHistorians

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