朝鲜王朝正祖时期的官方新制活字

A Study of the Official Movable Type Produced in Jeongjo Period of Joseon

朝鲜半岛的活字印刷始于高丽王朝后期,在发展过程中更为偏好使用金属活字。朝鲜王朝正祖时期,官方通过内、外阁和铸字所来管理活字,并新制壬辰字、丁酉字、壬寅字、生生字、整理字共5种活字。其中,壬辰字、丁酉字、壬寅字、整理字为铜活字,生生字为木活字。得益于新制活字,正祖时期的活字刊刻有力推动了书籍印刷和知识的传播。

Movable-type printing started in the late periods of Goguryeo Dynasty.In the later development,Korean people preferred metal movable type.In the period of Jeongjo(正祖),Joseon established administrative offices to operate the affairs of official printing,such as Naegak(内阁),Oegak(外阁)and Jujaso(铸字所).There five kinds of movable types were produced,namely,Imjimja(壬辰字),Jeongyuja(丁酉字),Iminja(壬寅字),Saengsaengja(生生字),and Jeonglija(整理字).Imjimja,Jeongyuja,Iminja and Jeonglija are metal movable types.Saengsaengja is a wooden movable type.Benefited by the new movable types,the printing of books and the spread of knowledge were significantly developed.