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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:

Bodleian Library,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

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

Subject:

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

Other Authors:

University of Oxford. University Museum.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

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

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.

ISBN:

185124526X
9781851245260

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1090690416

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)