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A Study on Printing of Naju in the Chosun dynasty

Hyeonju Ahn 1

1전남대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study is carried out to investigate the printing culture in current Chollanamdo province. Searching the publication in Naju during the Chosun dynasty, 89 titles were found, where publication had begun from early Koryo dynasty. Active Publication was initiated from the era of King Jungjong and many books were published in 16th and 19th centuries. Many Confucian books were published dominantly in the first half of the Chosun dynasty, and collective literature and genealogical records in the later half. In the first half of the dynasty, most of books were published by the order of a king, the officer of province, or an individual, and, in the later half, increasingly collective literature and genealogical records were published by an individual or a family. Also woodblocks were used in the first half of the dynasty, wooden types in the later half.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.