Kyujanggak
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Kyujanggak was the royal library of the Joseon dynasty. It was founded in 1776 by order of King Jeongjo of Joseon, at which time it was located on the grounds of Changdeokgung. Today known as Kyujangg
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Uigwe
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Uigwe is the generic name given to a collection of approximately 3,895 books recording in detail the royal rituals and ceremonies of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. There is no generally agreed English t
Kyujanggak
…the French campaign against Korea, the troops attacked Ganghwado and seized a vast amount of silverware, royal artifacts, and 297 volumes of royal Uigwe from the Outer Kyujanggak library and burned down the building. The Korean Government tried to retrieve the royal documents through a permanent lease…
The cover of the Mount Odaesan archive copy of the Uigwe for the funeral of Empress Myeongseong