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Or 14662
- Record Id:
- 032-003316840
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003316840
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100033685178.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100189271883.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 14662
- Title:
- Imjinnok 임진녹 [壬辰錄]
- Scope & Content:
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'Record of the Year of the Black Dragon'. A version of the popular tale inspired by the Japanese invasions of Korea in 1592-1598.
Date from colophon at end of text of volume 1: Chyegoe Kapshin Napwŏl isip-i-il p'il 졔괴갑신납월이십이일필.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Korean Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003316840", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 14662: Imjinnok 임진녹 [壬辰錄]" },{ "id" : "040-003652446", "parent" : "032-003316840", "text" : "Or 14662/1: Imjinnok. Kwŏn chi il 임진녹. 권지일 [壬辰錄. 卷之一]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003652452", "parent" : "032-003316840", "text" : "Or 14662/2: Imjinnok. Kwŏn chi i 임진녹. 권지이 [壬辰錄. 卷之二]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003316840
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Or 14662/1 : Imjinnok. Kwŏn chi il 임진녹. 권지일 [壬辰錄. 卷之一]
Or 14662/2 : Imjinnok. Kwŏn chi i 임진녹. 권지이 [壬辰錄. 卷之二]
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- 032-003316840
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Or 14662
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 2 volumes (66 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100189271883.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Korean
- Scripts:
- Hangul
- Start Date:
- 1884
- End Date:
- 1884
- Date Range:
- 1884
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Korea
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Format: Vol. 1: 34 folios, vol.2: 32 folios. Text in 10 vertical lines per page, average 15 syllables per line.
Material: Ink on paper.
Script: Text in Hangŭl.
Dimensions: 273 x 183 mm.
Binding: On double leaves in Korean side-stitched binding style (5 holes). Patterned yellow paper covers. Cropped handwritten inscriptions including the date Ŭlch’uk 乙丑 [1865] on rear covers of both volumes indicate they were originally used on other, larger books. Front cover of vol.1 has been repaired with a paper strip.
Associated material: Handrwitten English notes about the manuscript written on reverse of an envelope addressed to Webster A Melcher, 401 State Road, Cynwyd, Pennsylvania postmarked 4 Dec 1917.
- Custodial History:
- Possibly once owned by Webster Adam Melcher (1864-1934).
- Source of Acquisition:
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Purchased from Marlborough Rare Books Ltd, London 19 December 1991.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Korea--History--Japanese Invasions, 1592-1598
Korean fiction -- 1392-1894