Ganibyeogonbang(eonhae)(1997)

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.1249

Category

Books & Records

Era

조선 선조 11년(1578년)

Designated year

1997

Location

연수구, 인천광역시— 인천 연수구 청량로102번길 40-9, 가천박물관 (옥련동,가천박물관)

Coordinates

37.419804, 126.656718

This medicine book is a collection of prescriptions for infectious diseases. At King Jungjong’s order, it was compiled by medical officials Bak Sun-mong and Bak Se-geo. In autumn of the 19th year of King Jungjong’s reign (1524), when infectious diseases spread over the entire area of Pyeongan-do, the government compiled the prescriptions for fever into a book and translated them into Hangeul (Korean language), and then distributed the book to the people in the 20th year of King Jungjong’s reign (1525). Today, however, the original copy is gone. Only the copies published with the Eulhae-ja typeset in the 11th year of King Seonjo’s reign (1578) and with the Hullyeondogam-ja typeset in the 5th year of King Gwanghaegun’s reign (1613) remain. As a copy printed in the 11th year of King Seonjo’s reign (1578), this book is valuable in studying the Korean language, which lacked side dots in the 16th century, and in investigating the history of Korean medicine.

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