National Institute of Korean History publishes 'Introduction to Korean Ancient Documents'

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SEOUL, Apr. 8 (Yonhap) -- The National Institute of Korean History publishes "Introduction to Korean Ancient Documents"(two volumes) and e-book "Korean Ancient Documents Practice" for ancient document researchers, 

As an introduction to ancient documents studies, there is "Korean Ancient Document Research" written by Choi Seung-hee, but it has been pointed out that the latest research results were not reflected because it was published in the 1980s.

"Introduction to Korean Ancient Documents" discusses characteristics and forms of Korean ancient documents, and explains them by type. "Korean Ancient Documents Practice" is a e-book in which readers can try to interpret old documents.

National Institute of Korean History will distribute books in universities, research institutes, local governments, and so on.

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Kim Jimin.)


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