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]
| Gyuhap chongseo | |
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| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 규합총서 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gyuhap chongseo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kyuhap ch'ongsŏ |
Composition edit
- 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 edit
References edit
- ^ "규합총서(閨閤叢書), Gyuhap chongseo" (in Korean and English). The Academy of Korean Studies.
- ^ 규합총서 (閨閤叢書) (in Korean). Empas / Britannica.
- ^ 규합총서 (閨閤叢書) (in Korean). Empas / EncyKorea.
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