Ch'oe Yun-ŭi
Ch'oe Yun-ŭi | |
Hangul | 최윤의 |
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Hanja | 崔允儀 |
Revised Romanization | Choe Yun-ui |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Yun-ŭi |
Ch'oe Yun-ŭi was a Korean politician, publisher, and writer during the
Sangjeong Gogeum Yemun was published with
Also, owing to a long history of woodblock printing, Koreans of the period were accustomed to books, and literacy was high. The Chinese visitor Xü Jing, visiting Korea in 1123, observed in his travelogue that Koreans considered it shameful not to be able to read.[3]
Goryeo kingdom records indicate that a major printing effort, the 50 volume Sangjeong Gogeum Yemun (Prescribed Ritual Text of the Past and Present) was printed with cast metal around the 21st year of reign of King Gojong of the Goryeo dynasty (around 1234 AD).[4] It is conjectured that some familiarity with movable type must have been available prior to this large effort.
Another major publication, Nammyongcheonhwasang - Songjungdoga (Sermons of Song period Buddhist Priest Nammyongvhon) was printed with cast metal type in the 26th year of the reign of king Gojong (1239 AD). However, whether Ch'oe Yun-ŭi was involved in this effort is not known.
References
- ^ a b Yun-Jung, Kim (2010). "Establishment of the Official Uniform System in relation to Organizing the Centralized Administration in the Early Goryeo Dynasty". The Journal of Korean Medieval History (in Korean). 28: 439–484.
- ^ Sohn, Pow-Key (Summer 1993). "Printing Since the 8th Century in Korea". Koreana. 7 (2): 4–9.
- ^ Shelton A. Gunaratne (2001). "Paper, Printing, and the Printing Press: A horizontally integrative macrohistory analysis". Gazette. 63 (6): 459–479. .
- ^ "The History of Science and Technology in Korea".