• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.40 no.4
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• pp.427-456
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• 2009

Jwa-lee Wonjong Gongsin-Nokgwon(佐理原從功臣錄券) is a book which recorded the titles of position and the names of retainers who made Sung-jong into Chosun dynasty's king. This study aims to research into existing only 1 books of Jua-ik Wonjong Gongsin-Nokgwon, which were to analyze the reasons of grant, structure and forms, the characteristics of meritorious retainers' official positions and social status. As the result, Jwa-lee Wonjong Gongsin-Nokgwon is the metal typologic book which was made up Eul-hae(乙亥) letter type. The structure of the Jwa-lee Wonjong Gongsin-Nokgwon was composed of the beginning(卷首) the body(本文) the end(卷末). Jwa-lee Wonjong meritorious retainers formed the total of 1,059 persons(1st grade : 64 persons, 2nd grade : 272 persons, 3rd grade : 723 persons) with 513 official titles. Also an analysis of their family name confirmed that 1,059 persons were "Lee" which constituted the largest group(21%), "Kim" were second group(15%).