[KS] Publication Announcement

[James B. Lewis]

Publication Announcement:

/Korean Treasures: rare books, manuscripts and artefacts in the Bodleian 
Libraries and museums of Oxford University, Volume II/

Bodleian Library, University of Oxford

ISBN 9781851245260

HB £35

May 2019

Volume IVolume II

The Bodleian Library and the museums of the University of Oxford are 
home to many historically significant and valuable manuscripts, rare 
books, and artefacts related to Korean history and culture. Despite 
their importance, many of these items have been overlooked within the 
libraries’ and museums’ collections and largely neglected by scholars. 
Following on from the publication of the first volume of these forgotten 
treasures, this book collects together further important and often 
unique objects.Notable items in this volume include the only surviving 
Korean example of an 18^th century world map; rare Korean coins and 
charms; 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 Korean in the 1880 until after 
the Korean War; rare silk coat with inner armour plates of lacquered 
hide; bronze shoes and many other rare artefacts.

Notable items in volume I include the court painting scroll of the 
funeral procession of King Yŏngjo (1694–1776); a presentation edition of 
a book given by King Yŏngjo to his son-in-law; a group of documents 
issued by Emperor Kojong (1852–1919) between 1885–86 to confer various 
titles to his civil and military officials; first Bibles translated into 
Hangul; a sundial made by the famous maker Kang Yun (1830–1898) for 
Emperor Kojong; a ceramic dish made and signed by Princess Yi Pangja 
(1901–1989) as well as a rare example of a suit of armour, an ornate 
helmet of the early sixteenth century, and a general’s quiver and arrows.

MINH CHUNG is Head of the Bodleian China Centre Library and Korean 
Collections of the University of Oxford (2001 - ) and Chair of the Korea 
Library Group, UK.He was Head Librarian of Teikyo University in Durham 
(1990-2001) and Subject Consultant (Japanese and Korean) to the Library 
of the University of Durham (1999-2001).

Discount for Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 : £25 each

Package and postage:

Within UK: £5

Outside UK: £9

Please contact Minh Chung:

Minh.chung at bodleian.ox.ac.uk

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