Gyuhap chongseo

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Hangul 규합총서 Revised Romanization Gyuhap chongseo Originally published 1809		Hanja 閨閤叢書 McCune–Reischauer Kyuhap ch'ongsŏ

Similar Sallim gyeongje, Jibong yuseol, Uigwe, Dongui Bogam, Qimin Yaoshu

Gyuhap chongseo, roughly translated as "Women's Encyclopedia" is a compendium of advice for women, written by Lady Bingheogak Yi in 1809 during the Korean Joseon Dynasty.

Composition

Jusaui (酒食議) : making jang (condiments), alcoholic beverages, bap (rice dish), tteok (rice cake), yugwa (fried puffed rice snack), banchan (small dishes) and among others.

Bongimchik (縫紝則) : making clothing, a process of dyeing, weaving, embroidery, sericulture, soldering dishware, lightening.

Sangark (山家樂) : farming, gardening, raising livestock

Cheongnamgyeol (靑囊訣) : taegyo, methods of childrearing, knowledge of first aid and medicine to be avoided

Sulsurak (術數略) : knowledge of choosing a house, talismans, folkloric ways to drive away evil spirits.

References

Gyuhap chongseo Wikipedia

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