Jabidoryangchambeopjiphae

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.1653

Category

Books & Records

Designated year

2010

Location

청주시, 충청북도— 충북 청주시 흥덕구 직지대로 713, 청주고인쇄박물관 (운천동,청주고인쇄박물관)

Coordinates

36.644045, 127.471437

This print of the Commentaries on Jabi doryang chambeop (Repentance Ritual of the Great Compassion) was made with woodblocks that were carved based on a movable type-printed edition of the same text. Judging from the shape and size of characters and the overall style, the movable type used as the model for the woodblocks for this book is likely to have been the Heungdeoksa type, the type with which Baegun hwasang chorok buljo jikji simche yojeol (Anthology of Great Buddhist Priests’ Zen Teachings, or “Jikji” for short) was printed. Although the movable type print which served as the base text has not survived to the present, this book, nevertheless, constitutes evidence for the existence of metal movable type-printed books other than Jikji, in late Goryeo; hence, casting light on the history of Korean movable metal type printing, albeit in an indirect fashion. This is one of the two only extant copies of this book, printed with the same woodblocks, the other being in the collection of the Gongin Museum. This rare old book is priceless for research into late Goryeo movable metal type prints, while it also holds significance for Buddhist research.

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