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Hangul
  
규합총서

Revised Romanization
  
Gyuhap chongseo

Originally published
  
1809

Hanja
  
閨閤叢書

McCune–Reischauer
  
Kyuhap ch'ongsŏ

Gyuhap chongseo

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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