Chunchugyeongjwassijeonguhae Gwon1∼9, 20∼29, 40∼70

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.2167

Category

Books & Records

Era

1431년(세종 13) 판각, 인출

Designated year

2022

Location

종로구, 서울특별시— 서울특별시 종로구 성균관로 25-2 (명륜3가, 성균관대학교)

Coordinates

37.587800, 126.992800Museum-based location

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Chunchu Gyeong Jwassi Jeon Guhe represents interpretive commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals historical chronicle, prepared by Lin Yao-sou, a scholar who furnished phonetic annotations to the classical text. This work documents printing execution in 1431 from woodblock editions first created in Cheongdo, Gyeongsan Province. This represents an exceptionally rare print edition with no identified complete copies currently circulating in academic collections. The printing circumstances and participating artisans receive extensive documentation, incorporating Chinese publishing conventions that demonstrate bilateral publication coordination between neighboring nations. Among domestic repositories, Seoul National University's Gyujanggak, the Korean Studies Institute, and Jangseogak libraries each possess only two or three physical volumes. However, the Sungkyunkwan University Jonkyungak collection comprises 50 volumes distributed across five fascicles, representing the largest known Korean holding of this particular edition. The printing demonstrates excellent condition and preservation quality, establishing this collection as Korea's most substantially complete surviving example of this historically significant bibliographic resource documenting early Joseon intellectual history and East Asian scholarly knowledge transmission patterns during the 15th century.

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