Research Catalog

Title

Korean treasures. Volume 2, Rare books, manuscripts and artefacts in the Bodleian Libraries and Museums of Oxford University / Minh Chung.

Author

Chung, Minh, 1957-

Publication

Oxford : Bodleian Library, 2019.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

University of Oxford. University Museum.

Description

170 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color); 26 cm

Summary

Many important and valuable rare books, manuscripts and artefacts related to Korea have been acquired by donations throughout the long history of the Bodleian Libraries and the museums of the University of Oxford. However, due to an early lack of specialist knowledge in this area, many of these Korean items were largely neglected. Following on from the publication of the first volume of these forgotten treasures, this book collects together further important and often unique objects.0Notable items include the only surviving Korean example of an eighteenth-century world map, hand-drawn, with a set of twelve globe gores on a single sheet; rare Korean coins and charms including excellent examples of the 1423 'Choson t'ongbo'; official correspondence from the archives of the United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, shining a light on the history of Christian missions from the opening of Korea in the 1880s until after the Korean War; photographs from the end of the nineteenth century up to the 1960s showing village and street scenes; a rare silk coat with inner armour plates of lacquered hide; a massive iron padlock inlaid with silver character inscriptions, bronze shoes and spears with parallel-edged blades; spectacles with dark crystal lenses and frames of horn; an elaborately decorated bow, arrows and quiver for wearing with court dress and many other rare artefacts.

Alternative Title

Rare books, manuscripts and artefacts in the Bodleian libraries and museums of Oxford University

Subject

• Bodleian Library > Catalogs
• University of Oxford. University Museum > Catalogs
• Bodleian Library
• University of Oxford. University Museum
• Rare books > England > Oxford > Catalogs
• Korean imprints > England > Oxford > Catalogs
• Manuscripts, Korean > England > Oxford > Catalogs
• Antiquities > Private collections
• Korean imprints
• Manuscripts, Korean
• Rare books
• Korea > Antiquities > Private collections > England > Oxford > Catalogs
• England > Oxford
• Korea

Genre/Form

Catalogs.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-167) and index.

Contents

Maps -- Coins, amulets and chatelaines -- Christianity in Korea -- Clothes and accessories -- Other items.

Call Number

JFF 19-2048

ISBN

• 9781851245260
• 185124526X

OCLC

1090690416

Author

Chung, Minh, 1957- author.

Title

Korean treasures. Volume 2, Rare books, manuscripts and artefacts in the Bodleian Libraries and Museums of Oxford University / Minh Chung.

Publisher

Oxford : Bodleian Library, 2019.

Type of Content

text

cartographic image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-167) and index.

Added Author

University of Oxford. University Museum.

Research Call Number

JFF 19-2048