Ministry of the Interior and Safety Supports Duplication of Joo Si-gyeong's 'Korean Grammar' Manuscript on Hangul Day

On the 577th anniversary of the promulgation of Hunminjeongeum, the National Archives of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 5th that it will reproduce the handwritten manuscript of Joo Si-gyeong's "Korean Grammar" and deliver it to the Hangul Society, which holds the original.

"Korean Grammar" is a grammar book written by Mr. Joo Si-gyeong, which pioneered a comprehensive system of modern grammar and established the basic theory of the "Unified Hangul Orthography," the foundation of today's orthography.

Although the handwritten manuscript is the only rare copy, it has been used as is for planned exhibitions, so to prevent damage to the original and to enable its use for exhibitions, viewing, and research materials, the National Archives supported a "customized restoration and reproduction service" from July to September.

Since 2008, the National Archives has been promoting the "customized restoration and reproduction support service" to extend the preservation life of national records with historical value and to pass them on to future generations, and has restored 235 cases (about 8,200 pages) at 67 private and public institutions to date.

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