Gyuhap chongseo

Compendium of advice for women, written during the Joseon Dynasty
Gyuhap chongseo
Korean name
Hangul
규합총서
Hanja
閨閤叢書
Revised RomanizationGyuhap chongseo
McCune–ReischauerKyuhap ch'ongsŏ

Gyuhap chongseo (roughly translated as "Women's Encyclopedia") is a compendium of advice for women, written by Yi Bingheogak in 1809 during the Korean Joseon Dynasty.[1][2][3]

Composition

  • Jusaui (酒食議) : making jang (condiments), alcoholic beverages, bap (rice dish), tteok (rice cake), yugwa (fried puffed rice snack), banchan (small dishes) and among others.
  • Bongimchik (縫紝則) : making clothing, a process of dyeing, weaving, embroidery, sericulture, soldering dishware, lightening.
  • Sangarak (山家樂) : farming, gardening, raising livestock
  • Cheongnanggyeol (靑囊訣) : taegyo, methods of childrearing, knowledge of first aid and medicine to be avoided
  • Sulsuryak (術數略) : knowledge of choosing a house, talismans, folkloric ways to drive away evil spirits.

See also

References

  1. ^ "규합총서(閨閤叢書), Gyuhap chongseo" (in Korean and English). The Academy of Korean Studies.
  2. ^ 규합총서 (閨閤叢書) (in Korean). Empas / Britannica.
  3. ^ 규합총서 (閨閤叢書) (in Korean). Empas / EncyKorea.
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