Institute introduction
Collection
The Kyujanggak collection
The Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies preserves more than 300,000 materials, including approximately 175,000 ancient books, 50,000 ancient documents, and 18,000 printing blocks. In particular, the Kyujanggak archives hold eight national treasures, twenty-seven treasures, and five items inscribed in the UNESCO Memory of the World List.
UNESCO Memory of the World
| name | Date of registration | Number of volumes |
|---|---|---|
| The Annals of the Joseon Dynasty 朝鮮王朝實錄 |
1997.10 | 1,202 |
| The Diaries of the Royal Secretariat 承政院日記 |
2001.09 | 3,243 |
| The Royal Protocols of the Joseon Dynasty 朝鮮王朝儀軌 |
2007.06 | 2,940 |
| Records of Daily Reflections 日省錄 |
2011.05 | 2,329 |
| Documents on Joseon Tongsinsa (Korean Embassies) 朝鮮通信使記錄物 |
2017.10 | 41 |
National Treasures
| name | Date of registration | Registration number |
|---|---|---|
| The Essentials of Seventeen Dynastic Histories 十七史纂古今通要 |
1993.07.10 | 148-1 |
| Collection of Appeals and Letters to the Emperors of the Song Dynasty 宋朝表牋總類 |
1973.07.10 | 150 |
| The Annals of the Joseon Dynasty (Jeongjoksan archive edition) 朝鮮王朝實錄 (鼎足山史庫本) |
1973.12.31 | 151-1 |
| The Annals of the Joseon Dynasty (incomplete Sanyeop edition) 朝鮮王朝實錄 落帙 散葉本 |
2019.09.26 | 151-6 |
| Records of the Border Defense Council 備邊司謄錄 |
1973.12.31 | 152 |
| Records of Daily Reflections 日省錄 |
1973.12.31 | 153 |
| The Diaries of the Royal Secretariat 承政院日記 |
1999.04.09 | 303 |
| Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms 三國遺事 |
2003.04.14 | 306-2 |
| Principles and Practice of Eastern Medicine 東醫寶鑑 |
2015.06.22 | 319-3 |
Treasures
| name | Date of registration | Registration number |
|---|---|---|
| Shurangama Sutra (The Sutra of the Heroic One), Vernacular Explication 大佛頂如來密因修證了義諸菩薩萬行首楞嚴經(諺解) |
1984.05.30 | 761 |
| Shurangama Sutra (The Sutra of the Heroic One), Vernacular Explication 大佛頂如來密因修證了義諸菩薩萬行首楞嚴經(諺解) |
1984.05.30 | 765 |
| Moguja susimgyeol (Golden Teachings on Mind Cultivation), Vernacular Explication 牧牛子修心訣 |
1984.05.30 | 770 |
| Commentary on the Prajnaparamita hridaya Sutra, Vernacular Explication 般若波羅蜜多心經略疏(諺解) |
1984.05.30 | 771 |
| Printing Woodblocks of Gonyeo jeondo (Complete Map of the World by Ferdinand Verbiest) 坤輿全圖 木板 |
1986.11.29 | 882 |
| Prescriptions to Prevent Epidemics 辟疫神方 |
1991.09.30 | 1086 |
| New Compilation of Medical Treatment of Various Infectious Diseases 新纂辟瘟方 |
1991.09.30 | 1087-1 |
| Interpretations of Three Commentators on the Diamond Sūtra 金剛經三家解 |
2002.08.05 | 772-2 |
| Portrait of Yu Eon-ho 俞彦鎬肖像 |
2006.12.29 | 1504 |
| Map of the Fortresses of the Northern Frontier 遼薊關防地圖 |
2008.03.12 | 1542 |
| Map of the Capital 都城圖 |
2008.04.22 | 1560 |
| Detailed Map of Korea 大東輿地圖 |
2008.12.22 | 850-3 |
| Atlas of the Eastern State 東輿圖 |
2008.12.22 | 1358-2 |
| Comprehensive Map for Defense of West and North Border 西北彼我兩界萬里一覽之圖 |
2008.12.22 | 1537-2 |
| Atlas of Hamgyeong Province 東輿圖 |
2008.12.22 | 1583 |
| Map of Hwanghae Province 海西地圖 |
2008.12.22 | 1584 |
| Map of Jeonju 全州地圖 |
2008.12.22 | 1586 |
| Atlas of Korea 朝鮮地圖 |
2008.12.22 | 1587 |
| Atlas of Jeolla Province 湖南地圖 |
2008.12.22 | 1588 |
| Atlas of Chungcheong Province 湖西地圖 |
2008.12.22 | 1589 |
| Old Map of China and Korea 華東古地圖 |
2008.12.22 | 1590 |
| Atlas of Korea 海東地圖 |
2008.12.22 | 1591 |
| Atlas of Korea 輿地圖 |
2008.12.22 | 1592 |
| Song of Dragons Flying in Heaven 龍飛御天歌 |
2009.10.29 | 1463-3 |
| The Royal Protocols of the Joseon Dynasty 朝鮮王朝儀軌 |
2016.05.03 | 1901-1 |
| History of Goryeo 高麗史 |
2021.02.17 | 2115-1 |