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Did Korean printing use whole-page plates?

A question about page plates and separate letters receives a tentative reply with an explicit limit on expertise.

Question

Did the Korean press use a plate for each page, while Gutenberg used separate letters?

Short answer

Tentatively yes, with the qualification that Korean printing is outside the expertise claimed here.

Notes

The proposed distinction is between a plate carrying a whole page and separate letters that can be arranged for printing. The reply is a tentative agreement. Korean printing is explicitly outside the area of expertise claimed here, so the comparison remains uncertain.