Preserving Words: The Korean Tripitaka

Authors

  • Sharon Helmer Poggenpohl
  • Sang-Soo Ahn

Abstract

The Korean Tripitaka, created between 1236 and 1251, becomes the object of a brief Meditation on the "lastingness" of the visual record in analog or digital form as expressed through natural or technical materials.

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Published

2000-04-01

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 1 (2000): Words in Space, Part 1

Section

Journal Article