Eonhaetaesanjibyo(1991-1)

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.1088-1

Category

Books & Records

Era

조선 선조 41년(1608년)

Designated year

1991

Location

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

Coordinates

37.497423, 127.003228Kakao address conversion

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Eonhae Taesan Jipyo is a medical text addressing childbirth symptoms and medicinal formulas, translated into vernacular Korean by imperial physician Heo Jun (1546-1615) under royal command in 1608 (forty-first year of King Seonjo) and published by the Office of Royal Physicians using woodblock printing. Heo Jun passed the medical examination in 1574, becoming an imperial physician the following year. During the Japanese invasions of 1592, he accompanied the king to Uiju in exile, earning recognition for his service, though his promotion was later cancelled due to opposition to elevating someone of his common status. His renowned Donguibogam, completed after sixteen years of research following his retirement from office, stands as an encyclopedic masterpiece of Korean medicine. Heo Jun's accomplishments additionally include numerous translations of Chinese medical texts into Korean. This book begins with methods of conception and addresses various pregnancy symptoms, medicinal formulas, practices required during childbirth and forbidden activities. The book concludes with publication records and contains an imperial donation record on the back cover noting when and to whom the king presented copies, with official presentation seals imprinted on the front. This particular copy was gifted to Kim Ryuk, the chief education officer in 1608, with poor preservation condition requiring mounting on multiple sheets. The Korean Medicine Museum maintains a woodblock edition in good condition, identical in format and content.

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