Samguk yusa (Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms), Volumes 3-5

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.419-4

Category

Books & Records

Era

16세기(조선 중종∼명종연간)

Designated year

2002

Location

성북구, 서울특별시— 서울 성북구 안암로 145, 중앙도서관 (안암동5가,고려대학교안암캠퍼스(인문사회계))

Coordinates

37.589200, 127.032686

Volumes 3-5 of Samguk yusa (Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms) were bound into this one book, as the first 10 pages of volume 3, and pages 18 to 31 of volume 5 (23 pages in total) are missing. Its cover was restored and the five-hole woven with a red thread was used for the title page. This book was kept by Choe Nam-seon (pen-name: Yukdang), and was later donated to Korea University. This book was taken out from the edition published in Gyeongju in 1512 (the 7th year of the reign of King Jungjong of the Joseon Dynasty), which is the most widely used edition in current academic circles. The book belongs to the copy withdrawn relatively early among other extant copies of the Jeongdeok Edition of Samguk yusa, and has value as the bibliography of the Jeongdeok Edition (also known as the Imshin Edition of King Jungjong). In particular, this nook is the only copy of the Jeongdeok Edition to include Korean endings on the Chinese characters.

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