Journal of Conservation Science (보존과학회지)

The Korean Society Of Conservation Science For Cultural Heritage (한국문화재보존과학회)
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Publication Dating through Observations of Differences in Woodblock Printing Characteristics among Various Versions of Wanpanbon Editions of Honggildongjeon (Tale of Hong Gil Dong)

완판본(完板本) 홍길동전 판본 간에 나타난 목판인쇄 특징의 차이점 관찰을 통한 간행 연대의 추정

  • 유춘동 (국립강원대학교 국어국문학전공) ;
  • 유우식 (웨이퍼마스터스)
  • Received : 2022.01.14
  • Accepted : 2022.03.03
  • Published : 2022.04.20
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Abstract

To understand the process of publication and distribution of ancient Korean novels under the Joseon dynasty and Japanese occupation, collecting information on the publication of various printed materials and estimating their publication date through various methods is extremely important. In this study, the characteristics and differences that appeared in the woodblock printing process were investigated using image comparison among editions of the Honggildongjeon (Tale of Honggildong) of Wanpanbon (完板本) (published in the Jeonju region) with other commercial editions of the ancient Korean novels. Additionally, the publication year of each edition was estimated. Printed images of different versions were compared with those of a recently discovered original series version and the changes in the process of carving replacement woodblocks were investigated and summarized. Various phenomena, such as differences in fonts, borderline shapes and integrity of printed characters, appearing in woodblock prints provided useful information for determining chronological relationships between the prints and estimating the approximate publication year for each edition. The various characteristics of woodblock printing obtained through this study are expected to serve as a reference for estimating the relationship between the printing method and the approximate publication date of old books and paper-based printed historical records.

우리나라 한글 고소설의 발생과 보급과정을 연구하는 데 있어서 여러 인쇄물의 간행에 관한 정보의 수집과 다양한 방법을 통한 간행 연대의 추정은 매우 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 한글 고소설 방각본(坊刻本) 중에서 전주지역에서 간행된 완판본(完板本) 홍길동전 36장본을 중심으로 판본 간의 이미지 비교를 통하여 목판인쇄과정에서 나타난 특징과 차이점을 조사하고 각각의 판본의 간행 연대를 추정하였다. 최근에 새롭게 발견된 원간계열의 판본 이미지와의 비교를 통하여 각각의 판본에서 어떠한 보각이 이루어졌고, 보각과정에서 어떠한 변화가 발생했는지에 관해서도 조사하여 정리하였다. 여러 판본의 조사를 통하여 목판인쇄에서 나타나는 다양한 현상과 목판인쇄 시기의 선후관계에 따른 인출특성의 변화와 보각이 이루어지는 원인과 과정을 추정하였다. 본 연구를 통해서 얻어진 목판인쇄의 다양한 특징들이 고서와 전적류의 인쇄방법과 간행시기의 선후관계를 추정하는 데 참고가 될 것으로 기대한다.

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