조선 후기 중국 활자 제작 방식의 도입과 활자의 구입

Abstract

This research concerns the Saengsaengja (生生字) and Jeongnija (整理字) Types produced under the reign of King Jeongjo to shed light on the interest expressed by rulers and intellectuals in Chinese printing types and the introduction of Chinese methods of producing printing types into Korea in the late Joseon Period. Many of the printing types made during the Joseon Period followed the typeface contained in books published in China, showing that Chinese books influenced printing and publishing in Korea in terms of appearance as well as content. In the late Joseon Period, Silhakpa (Practical Learning School) scholars paid attention to Chinese methods of printing, which were found to be more efficient. The Saengsaengja and Jeongnija Types were improved versions of types that followed the methods of production of Wu-yingdian juzhenban chengshi (Procedures of Gem Print Editions from the Wu-ying Palace). According to certain historical records, the country imported wooden printing types from China on two occasions during King Jeongjo’s reign. It is presumed that two kinds of wooden types from the collection of National Museum of Korea are the types which was imported from China during King Jeongjo’s reign. They are highly significant in that they are improved versions of previously made types,as well as materials that attest to the interest rulers and intellectuals of Joseon showed in Chinese-made printing types with a view to improving the country’s printing skills.