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 | |
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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), 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "규합총서(閨閤叢書), Gyuhap chongseo" (in Korean and English). The Academy of Korean Studies. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
- ^ 규합총서 (閨閤叢書) (in Korean). Empas / Britannica.
- ^ 규합총서 (閨閤叢書) (in Korean). Empas / EncyKorea.