Donginjimun sayuk (Anthology of Poems of Silla and Goryeo Literati), Volumes 7-9 (1981)

Donginjimun sayuk is a book compiled by the Goryeo-period literatus Choe Hae (1287–1340). His own literary collection, Jolgo cheonbaek, contains a 'Preface to Dongin munseo' and a 'Preface to Dongin saryukseo'. According to the 'Preface to Dongin munseo', Choe Hae selected the finest poetry and prose of Korea and gave them the names Ochil for poetry, Cheonbaek for prose, and Saryuk for parallel prose. The 'Preface to Dongin saryukseo' separately discusses matters of form and style concerning the Saryuk section. However, in the Donginjimun as it survives today, the Ochil and Cheonbaek sections are almost entirely lost, and only the Saryuk section remains. This book is a compilation of prose writings from the Silla and Goryeo periods, measuring 19.7 cm across and 31.8 cm in height. At the end of Volume 7 is a publication record reading 'carved at Jinju-mok', which clearly identifies the place of publication. The printing format of this book matches that of Jolgo cheonbaek, and the carvers' names, engraved in intaglio on the fish-tail mark on the spine as '正' (Jeong) and '高' (Go), can be identified as Jeong Yeon and Go Cheong-yeol, showing that this edition was carved by the same craftsmen who produced Jolgo cheonbaek. This book is valued as an important resource for the study of publishing formats from Silla to Goryeo, woodblock-carving techniques, and literary history.

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Seongbuk-gu, Seoul

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