Sipchil sachan gogeum tongyo (Essentials of Seventeen Dynastic Histories), Volume 17

Basic information

Designation

National Treasure No.148-2

Category

Books & Records

Era

조선 태종 연간(1412년경)

Designated year

1973

Location

서초구, 서울특별시— 서울 서초구 반포대로 201, 국립중앙도서관 (반포동,국립중앙도서관)

Coordinates

37.497483, 127.003038

This is a book compiled by Hu Ting-fang, a scholar who carried out activities from the end of the Song Dynasty to the early Yuan Dynasty of China. It selects and summarizes important historical facts contained in 17 leading orthodox historical records of China ranging from Shiji to Hanshu to Wudai Shiji and adds the compiler’s commentaries. The book was presumed to have been published in 1412 with the country’s first copper printing types made in 1403 (3rd year of the reign of King Taejong). Composed of pages 1 ~ 33, with page 11 and 34 and thereafter missing, this book (18.7cm long, 25.6cm wide) was published during the early Joseon Period (1392-1910) when the country’s printing technology was at a primitive stage. It is very valuable as one printed with the country’s first copper printing types.

Location