奉謨堂 奉安 冊文의 현전본 고찰

Abstract

In 1776, Bongmodang was installed as a library facility to store royal documents including the literature and calligraphy works of the successive kings of Joseon Dynasty. During the Korean Empire and the Japanese occupation, the building has undergone many changes, including the location changes, the expansion of buildings, and the change of management departments due to the increase of collections and the convenience of management. However, it retained its role as a special facility for storing loyal documents. The Bongmodang collection was transferred to the Jangseogak Archives at the Academy of Korean Studies in 1981 and has reached today. In the process, the transferred documents were mixed with other materials, so that it became difficult to identify the original form of the Bongmodang collection. The restoration of Bongmodang collection is the most basic work for research of Bongdang documents. Using the investiture books among the various kinds of materials of Bongmodang collection as the subject of this research, this article examined the possibility of restoring the original state of Bongmodang collection by comparing the Bongmodang collection catalog with all the documents stored in Jangseogak Archives.