2007, Vol., No.37

Journal of Studies in Bibliography 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 0.65

pISSN : 1225-5246 / eISSN : 2671-8758
https://journal.kci.go.kr/korbiblio

This study investigates the publication process of Wooam-Seonseng-Gyenyeoseo, Wooam-Seonseng-Moonjip and Songja-Deajeon which are the collection of Wooam Song Si-Yeol’s works.Wooam-Seonseng-Gyenyeoseo was written in Hangul by Wooam for his first daughter to be married. Two different versions of this manuscript are currently held at the National Library of Korea. But both lack the date of transcription, therefore it's only assumed that they were transcribed long after the death of Wooam, based on their style of writing and title.The collection of Wooam’s works were twice compiled and published on a large scale. The first attempt was made in 1719 AD (45th year of King Sukjong's reign) to publish Wooam-Seonseng-Moonjip, which consisted of 50 volumes for 158 topics. As the second attempt, Songja-Deajeon, the revised and enlarged edition of Wooam-Seonseng-Moonjip, was published with 91 volumes for 215 topics, 19 Appendices and another 2 volumes for the table of contents. Songja-Deajeon was published three times. It was first published at Kiyoung(箕營) in woodblock prints in 1787 AD (11th year of King Jeonjo) and later published also from woodblocks at Kikukjeong(杞菊亭) in 1926 and Namgan-Jeongsa(南澗精舍) in 1927, respectively, located in Daejon City.

This research reports the result from the pilot experiment conducted to restore Imjin-Ja movable types. The major findings are as follows:First, the casting of Imjin-Ja(壬辰字) is described in the second chapter. Second, in the third chapter, ‘Hangul Metal Movable Types with Musin-Ja(戊申字)’ which are currently held at the National Central Museum of Korea, are referenced as the starting point to conduct the pilot experiment to restore Imjin-Ja. It was confirmed that these Hangul Movable Types were cast with the matrix which separated the upper and lower sides. In other words, while in the female matrix(the lower side of a matrix) the top part of wooden types were planted, the bottom part of types with the shape of a tunnel were either planted or pressed to form the matrix and then pour melted metals in the male matrix(the upper side of a matrix). Third, in the fourth chapter, the success rate for casting movable types reached 60-75% in the pilot experiment to restore Imjin-Ja. Even this success rate is not necessarily considered satisfactory. Therefore, for a better result in the future, some drastic improvement or modification of these methods are required.

The purpose of this study is to analyze the experimental elements which are used to restore Mu-O metal types and their plate sets, recast from Gap-In movable metal types, focusing the method of casting and typesetting. The major findings are as follows: (1) Mu-O metal types are copper movable types which were completed in July, 1618 (10th year of Kwanghae-Gun's reign), since Kwanghae-Gun ordered to establish Juja-Dogam and recast Gap-In movable metal types in 1617.(2) The method of sand casting will be used to restore Mu-O metal types. For this experiment, compound metals (110 %) which consist of copper (80%), tin (15%) and lead (15%) will be used. Height of those types will range 0.7cm to 0.8cm, their backs will be the shape of an upside-down ‘V’, and the face of types and bridges will be connected with the one piece casting method.(3) To restore Mu-O plate sets, The method of prefabricated typesetting will be used. The size of a plate will be 27.3cm in length and 35.6cm in width, and bigger than the support of printing plates.