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This study reexamines the historical background, textual characteristics, and woodblock features of the Shishi yuanliu (釋氏源流) edition printed at Seonunsa Temple in the late Joseon period. Building on previous scholarship and incorporating newly identified editions and material evidence from the surviving woodblocks since 2014, this study offers a comprehensive reassessment of the Seonunsa edition. Although the Shishi yuanliu was introduced from Ming China and later reprinted at Bureomsa (1673) and Seonunsa (1710), the Seonunsa edition survives only in a small number of copies, leaving many aspects of its printing process unclear. To address these issues, this study closely examines the dates of the preface and postface in relation to the historical context of Seonunsa, and compares extant printed copies, corrected versions, and woodblocks to refine the understanding of its structure, format, and carving practices. The analysis reveals that Seonunsa did not originally possess its own set of woodblocks and instead relied on blocks obtained from other temples, attempting to print and supplement them despite deterioration and loss. It also clarifies that the dating phrase 崇禎後戊子 corresponds to the moment at which the preface and postface were written, establishing that these were composed in 1708 and that the printing was completed in 1710. Furthermore, this study newly confirms that some blocks were already missing shortly after the initial printing, leading to a supplementary recarving in 1781 based on the Bureomsa edition. The traces of ink-blocking (墨等, mukdeung), concealed or replaced blocks (埋木, maemok), and recarving (補刻, bogak) demonstrate that the Seonunsa woodblocks were not the result of a single carving process, but were produced through the acquisition, modification, and ongoing supplementation of external blocks. Ultimately, the Seonunsa edition of the Shishi yuanliu serves as crucial evidence of the temple’s revival in the eighteenth century and illustrates a collaborative, open system of Buddhist book production across temples. The material traces preserved on its woodblocks—notably the extensive use of mukdeung and recarving—constitute key bibliographical clues for understanding woodblock technology and the transmission of printed editions in the late Joseon period.

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• 간행물명

  서지학연구 [Journal of the Institute of Bibliography]

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  계간

• pISSN

  1225-5246

• 수록기간

  1985~2026

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 010 DDC 010