『弘齋全書』 편찬과정의 寫字官 성격과 역할

Abstract

Although some studies have been conducted on the origin and characteristics of saja-gwan (writing officials), much research is still needed on them in the late Joseon Dynasty. In the process of erecting monuments at royal relics and publishing many booklets during the King Jeongjo period, the saja-gwan played an central role as they copied such works neatly, which were then presented to Jeongjo for compilation. However, there are very few data showing details about the officials and their activities at that time. 『Hongjae-jeonseo』 (K4-5702), one of Jangseogak's collection records the names, activities and other various aspects of the saja-gwan during King Jeongjo. In general, ten saja-gwan officials appear in 18 books edited in fine print, compared to 35 in 14 books in bold writing. Six saja-gwan appear in both data. Each of the 39 other saja-gwan did not participate in the transcription of the material. This means that these two series of 『Hongjae-jeonseo』 (K4-5702) transcriptions were not performed at the same time, but the time difference was not huge. Therefore, it can be estimated that six people worked together during a period of their appearance in the two data. Through this, it can be confirmed that the saja-gwan used the same style of handwriting, not their personal one. This uniform typeface also applied to the documents concerning Sadaekyorin [Serve a Large Country and Harmonize with Neighboring Countries] and the basic responsibility of the saja-gwan was to appraise king’s work. Based on this, there is need for further research on the saja-gwan including their view and writing font.