국립중앙박물관 소장 實錄字 고찰

Abstract

The National Museum of Korea keeps hundreds of thousands of printing types, which were used by the royal family and the government during the Joseon Dynasty, including more than 60,000 metal types known as Sillokja Types(實錄字: both large types and small types). These types are composed of those collected by a private organization named Nakdonggye(洛東契) at the time of the publication of Hyeonjong sillok(顯宗實錄: Veritable Records of King Hyeonjong) in 1677 and those replenished for Hyeonjong sillok. Further these types were produced and supplied up until the 19th century for the printing of numerous books, including annals. Sillokja Types are divided into old and new printing types. Close examination of the books printed with Sillokja Types revealed that the new printing types were made around 1814. The shapes of the old printing types are diverse, and the timing of their production can be chiefly divided into the following three periods: 1674 (types made by Nakdonggye) 1677 (types made for the compilation of Hyeonjong sillok), and 1728 (types made for the compilation of Sukjong sillok(肅宗實錄)). With the passage of time, the shapes of the printing types became more standardized and smaller quantities of copper were used in their production, apparently as a result of efforts for greater efficiency in the production of types and the publication of books in the 17th ~19th centuries.