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16세기 후반 ~17세기 조선의 목활자인쇄와 출판문화적 의미 : Wooden Type Printing in the 16~17th Century Joseon Dynasty and its Significance in Publication Culture
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- Authors
- Issue Date
- 2015-12
- Publisher
- 서울대학교 규장각한국학연구원
- Citation
- 한국문화, Vol.72, pp. 21-46
- Keywords
- 목활자본 ; 출판문화 ; 인쇄문화 ; 훈련도감 ; 17세기 ; 귀중서 ; 고서 ; 활자인쇄 ; Wooden type printing ; publication culture ; printing culture ; Hunryondogam ; 訓練都監 ; 17th century ; Rare book ; Old book ; type printing
- Description
- 이 논문은 2014년 8월 21일~22일에 서울대 규장각한국학연구원에서 개최된 국제학술대회의 발표 내용을 수정∙보완한 것임.
- Abstract
- This study aims to examine the phenomenon of diversification in the ways of possessing knowledge due to the varying methods of publication. to this end, it focuses on publishers and printing methods that started to change from the late 17th century Joseon and reviewed the circumstances in detail. Through this, this study tries to take a closer approach to the background of wooden type printing, which developed in various forms in Joseon era.
In Joseon, the wooden type printing started be managed mainly by the nation from the early 17th to the mid-17th century, and it was an inevitable choice for the reduction of expenses in the time of scarcity after a big war. Especially, the active publications of institutes such as Hunryondogam had a significant influence in book publication afterwards.
With lower cost than woodblock printing or metal type printing ease in preparing materials, and shorter time for type production, wooden type printing could respond to the publication of essential and sought-after books. Though it could not print as much as woodblock printing, it could achieve the aim of large-scale printing to some level, and as it used types, it could print various types of books.
This study examines the circumstances where the method of publication changed from woodblock or metal type printing to wooden type printing, and reviewed the publishing situations of institutes, such as Hunryondogam, Gongshindogam, and Shillokchung, which were the major institutes of publications in the early 17th century. This study is believed to help understand the new aspects of publication in the late Joseon era and the background of recovery and improvement of publication in the late 17th century.
- ISSN
- 1226-8356
- Language
- Korean
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