Collectors, Bibliographers, and Book Lists

Last updated on November 5, 2025

Page Contents:

1. Names of Book Collectors and Bibliographers
2. Book Lists from the Koryŏ and Chosŏn Periods
3. Catalogues of Korean antiquarian books from Taehan Cheguk (1897-1910; Korea under the Japanese protectorate, 1905-1910), Colonial Korea (1910-1945)
4. Catalogues of Korean antiquarian and rare books since 1945
5. Catalogues of Korean Rare Books Published by Kungnip Chungang Tosŏgwan 국립중앙도서관, Kungnip Munhwajae Yŏn'guso 국립문화재연구소, and Kugoe Sojae Munhwajae Chaedan 국외소재문화재재단 (Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundations)
6. Catalogues of Korean Rare Books Compiled by Libraries and Institutions outside of Korea 
7. Miscellaneous List of Korean Rare Books

1. NAMES OF BOOK COLLECTORS AND BIBLIOGRAPHERS

Below is a list of names of individuals who either had a reputation for being book collectors or made substantial donations of their books to libraries and research institutions.

"(HYL-Korean Collection)" marks individuals who contributed to the HYL's Korean Collection.

"(HAM)" marks individuals who contributed to the collection of Korean rare books at the Harvard Art Museums.

• AN Ch'un'gŭn 安春根 안춘근 // 1926-1993
• AMENOMORI Hoshu 아메노모리 호슈 雨森芳洲 // 1668–1775; 우삼방주
• ASAMI Rintaro 아사미 린타로 淺見倫太郞 잔견륜태랑// 1869-1943. Judge; prosecutor; author;  researcher // Years active: Stayed in Korea 1906-1918 // A brief bio (in Korean), Center for Overseas Resources on Korean Studies // Asami's materials are currently held at the The Asami Library of Korean manuscripts and imprints at the University of California, Berkeley
• William George ASTON 윌리엄 조지 애스턴; 阿須頓 아수돈 // 1841–1911
  • Cambridge University
  • Saint Petersburg State University
  • The St. Petersburg Branch of the Institute of Oriental Studies; formerly, The Institute of Oriental Manuscripts (IOM) of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS)
• Jean BEAUVAIS
• CHO Tongil 조동일 趙東一 // 
• CHO Yunje 조윤제 趙潤濟 // 1904–1976
• CH'OE Namsŏn 최남선 崔南善 // 1890-1957 // sobriquet Yuktang 六堂 //
  • Yuktang mun'go, 고려대학교 Korea University 
• CH̆ON Hyŏngp'il 전형필 全鎣弼 // 1906-1962 //  sobriquet Kansong 澗松
• Maurice COURANT 모리스 쿠랑 // 1865–1935 
  • Collége de France
• Victor Collin DE PLANCY 빅토르 콜랭 드 플랑시; 葛林德 갈림덕 // 1853-1922
  • Bibliothèque nationale de France
• FUJIMOTO Yukio 藤本幸夫 후지모토 유키오; 등본행부 // 
• FUJITSUKA Chikashi 藤塚隣 등총린 // 1879–1948 // 
• HAN Ch'anggi 한창기 韓彰璂 // 1936-1997 

(HAM) Philip HOFER // 1898-1984

• • Founder and first curator of the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts, Houghton Library, Harvard University. 
  • Many Korean rare books held by the Harvard Art Museums were previously owned by him and bear ex libris stickers with his name on them.

• James Scarth GALE 제임스 게일; Kiil 奇一; 긔일 // 1863–1937
  • A rich webpage detailing biographical information of Gale on Brother Anthony's website
• KANG T'aeyŏng 강태영 (of Adan Mun'go 아단문고, present-day Hyŏndam Mun'go 현담문고) 
• KAWAI Hirotami 河合弘民 가와이 히로타미;  하합홍민
• // 1873–1918 / Kawai Collection at Kyoto University 
• KIM Kwangsun 김광순 金光淳 // 澤民 
• KIM Sanghŏn 김상헌 // 1963-present //
  • 노스 테라스 North Terrace

(HYL-Korean Collection) KIM Sungha 김성하 // 1924–1989

• • The first Librarian of the Korean Collection at the Harvard-Yenching Library (succeeded by Choong-Nam Yoon)
    • Expanded the Korean Collection late 1950s until his death in 1989.

• KIM Tonguk 김동욱 金東旭 // 1922–1990 // sobriquet Nason 羅孫 나손 
• KIM Yaksŭl 김약슬 金約瑟 // 1913–1971 //
  • Sinam Mun'go 薪菴文庫 신암문고, 고려대학교 Korea University.
• KIUCHI Jūshirō 기우치 쥬시로 木內重四郞 
  • Seikado Bunko 정가당문고 静嘉堂文庫
• MAEMA Kyōsaku 마에마 교사쿠 前間恭作 // 1868–1942; 전간공작
• MCCORMICK, Frederick 프레데릭 맥코믹 // 1854–1924

(HYL-Korean Collection) MIN Yŏnggyu/ Minn Young-gyu 閔泳珪 // 1915–2005 // sobriquet Sŏyŏ 西餘. In 1954, Prof Minn of Yonsei University was a visiting scholar at the Harvard-Yenching Institute. The HYL acquired approximately 4,000 rare book volumes from 1957 to 1964 thanks to Prof Minn.

• Paul Georg von MÖLLENDORFF 파올 게오르크 폰 묄렌도르프; 穆麟德 목인덕  // 1847–1901
  • • UCSB Library Acquires Rare Chinese Language Audio Cylinder Recordings
• NAMAKURA Shojiro 中村庄次郞 나카무라 쇼지로; 중촌장차랑  // 1855–1932;  
• OGURA Shinpei 小倉進平 오구라 신페이; 소창진평 // 1882-1944; 소창진평
• OKATA Nobutoshi 岡田信利 오카타 노부토시; 강전신리 // 1857–1932; 강전신리
• PAEK, Tuyong 白斗鏞 // sobriquet Simjae 心齋//  1872-1936
  • Hannam Sŏrim, previously Hannam Sŏsa 
• Pang Chonghyŏn 방종현 方鍾鉉 // 1905-1952
  • Ilsa Mun'go 일사문고, as part of the SNU Heritage Collection
• RUTT, Richard Rt. Reverend Cecil Richard Rutt 노대영 盧大榮 // 1925-2011
  • Rutt's 1969 publication 100 Great Books of Korea, transcribed by Brother Anthony: Rutt, Richard. "100 Great Books of Korea. "RASKB 92 (2018): 205-226.
• RYŪ Imanishi 今西龍 이마니시 류; 금서룡 // 1875-1932 
• SAKURAI Yoshiyuki 桜井 義之 사쿠라이 요시유키 // 1904–1989 
  • Tokyo Keizi University Institutional Repository 東京経済大学学術機関リポジトリ
• SATŌ Rokuseki 사토 로쿠세키 佐藤六石 // (1864–1927)
  • 大阪府立中之島図書館 Osaka Prefectural Nakanoshima Library
• SHIDEHARA Taira 幣原坦 시데하라 타이라; 폐원단 // 1870–1953; 폐원탄
• SON Chint'ae 손진태 孫晉泰 // 1900-1960?
  • Namch'ang Mun'go 남창문고, as part of the SNU Heritage Collection
• SONG Sinyong 송신용 宋申用 // 1884-1962

• Bishop TROLLOP Mark Napier // 1862–1930
  • An appreciation of the life and work of the late Right Reverend Mark Napier Trollope, D. D. Bishop in Korea; and for thirteen years president of the Korea Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society.
  • Project Canterbury The Church in Corea By the Right Reverend Mark Napier Trollope, D.D.
  • Bishop Trollop's contributions to the RASKB available at Brother Anthony's website:
    • In RASKB: Mark Napier Trollope: Corean Books and Their Authors, Being an Introduction of Corean Literature. XXI:1-56.
    • Mark Napier Trollope: Index of Corean Books and Their Authors. XXI:57-104.
    • Mark Napier Trollope: Book Production and Printing in Corea. XXV:101-107.
• Charles Louis VARAT 샤를 루이 바라 // 1842-1893
  • Musée Guimet
• Henri VEVER 앙리 베베르 // 1854-1943
  • Bibliothèque nationale de France
• Arnold VISSIÈRE // 1858–1930
• Georg Von der GABELENTZ // 1840–1893
  • Lost, but cited in Courant's Bibliographie Coréenne

(HYL-Korean Collection) WAGNER Edward Willet // 1924–2001

• • Edward Wagner personal archives @ Harvard University Archives
• WATANABE Kinzō 와타나베 긴조 渡邊金造 도변금조 // 1874–1965 
  • Keio University 慶應大學校
• YI Pyŏnggi 이병기李秉岐 // 1891-1968
  
  • Karam Mun'go, as part of the SNU Heritage Collection
• YI Sŏngŭi 李聖儀 이성의  // sobriquet Hwasan 華山.
  • Hwasan mun'go, C.V. Starr East Asian Library at Columbia University (517 titles, 1857 volumes)
  • Hwasan mun'go, 고려대학교 Korea University (8713 volumes, 1000 itesm of komunsŏ); donated by Sin Yŏngim, 申英任, the widow of Yi Sŏngŭi.
• YŎ Sŭnggu 여승구 // Hwabong Ch'aek Pangmunlgwan 화봉책박물관
• YOSHIDA Tōgo 요시다 도고 吉田東伍 길전동오 // 1864–1918 
  • Historian, taught Japanese history, East Asian history, geography at University, 1901-1918
  • Probably collected books within Japan.
  • The vast majority of Yoshida's collection (295 titles) is held by Waseda University, but some are at Tōyo Bunko.
    • See also Beyond Harvard: Databases and Libraries on this website -> "2. Libraries and Institutions Holding Korean Rare Books" -> Waseda University  
  • Entry on Yoshida Tōgo on Haeoe Han'gukhak charyo sent'ŏ
• Yoshisaburō Okakura 오카쿠라 요시사부로 岡倉由三郎  // 1868–1936 
  • Tsukuba University

2. Book Lists from the Koryŏ and Chosŏn Periods

12TH CENTURY:

Sinp'yŏn chejong kyojang ch'ongnok 新編諸宗敎藏總錄, compiled by Ŭich'ŏn (1055-1011)

Taejang mongmok 大藏目錄

13TH CENTURY:

14TH CENTURY:

Yŏlgogwan sŏmok 閱古觀書目  

15TH CENTURY:

16TH CENTURY:

Haedong munhŏn ch'ongmok 海東文獻總錄, compiled by Kim Hyu 金烋 (1597-1638)

17TH CENTURY:

Haedong munhŏn ch'ongnok 海東文獻總錄, compiled by Kim Hyu 金烋 (1597-1638)

18TH CENTURY:

Kosa ch'waryo 攷事撮要, compiler: Sŏ Myŏngŭng 徐命膺

Ogŏsŏ rok 五車書錄

Haedong munhŏn ch'ongmok 海東文獻總錄, compiler: Kim Hyu

Nup'an'go 鏤板考 Compiler: Sŏ Yugu 徐有榘

Preface to China yŏksa hoemobon 支那歷史繪模本 (also known as Chungguk sosŏl hoemobon 中國歷史繪模本), compiled by Prince Sado 思悼世子, identifying himself in the preface as Wansan Yi-ssi 完山李氏. 93 titles.

Sosŏl kyŏngnamja 小說經覽者 Compiler: Yun Tŏkhŭi 120 titles

Wanyŏng ch'aekp'an sŏmok Kajang sŏjŏkpu, Song Chun'gil's descendants Kajang sŏjŏk, Pak Sedang's collection

Ko ch'aekp'an sojae ko 古冊板所在攷

Kunsŏ p'yŏgi 群書標記

Kyonam ch'aengnok 嶠南冊錄

Kyujang ch'ongmok 奎章總目, compiled by Sŏ Hosu under the auspices of King Chŏngjo

Naegak pangsŏrok 內閣訪書錄

Taech'ukkwan sŏmok 大畜觀書目

Sŏsŏ sŏmok ch'ŏmnok 西序書目籤錄

Sŏhyanggak pongan ch'ongmok 書香閣奉安總目

Hong-ssi toksŏrok 洪氏讀書錄, compiler: Hong Sŏkchu 洪奭周 (1774-1842) 

Ch'ŏngbunsil sŏmok

Pongmodang pongan ŏsŏ ch'ongmok (奉謨堂奉安御書總目). (Online access via Jangseogak)

19th century:

Samnam ch'aekp'an mongnok 三南冊版目錄

Kakto ch'aekp'an mongnok 各道冊板目錄 (ca. 1840)

Chibokchae sŏjŏk mongnok 集玉齋書籍目錄 (Online access via Jangseogak; K2-4667)

Chibokchae sŏjŏk mongnok 集玉齋書籍目錄 (Kyujanggak, 奎11676)

Chibokchae mongnok oe sŏch'aek 集玉齋目錄外書冊 (Kyujanggak, 奎11703)

Chibokchae sŏjŏk chosa ki 集玉齋書籍調査記 (Kyujanggak, 奎11705)

Sŏgo changsŏ rok 西庫藏書錄 (Records of the Western Kyujnaggak Library, Located inside  the North Garden 北園 of Ch'angdŏk Palace 昌德宮). Anonymous.

Tŏksindang sŏmok 德新堂書目. Yu Sŏngjong  劉聖鍾藏. [Korea : s.n., 18--], held by HYL TK 1807 2095. Online access.

Kyujanggak sŏmok 奎章閣書目; during King Kojong 

A list of Buddhist books compiled by Monk Yu Sŏngjong (1821-1884) Ŭigadang ch'ongsŏ 宜稼堂叢書

Sŭnghwaru sŏmok 承華樓書目 (Online access via Jangseogak), undated, probably during the reigns of Kojong and Sunjong (1867-1910).

Naegak changsŏ hwip'yŏn 내각장서휘편 內閣藏書彙編 (1877, Kojong 14)

Kakhang ch'aekcha kŭp mulchong ch'aek 각항책자급물종책 (各項冊子及物種冊) (1880, Kojong 17)

Naeha ch'aekcha mongnok 내하책자목록 (內下冊子目錄) (1884, Kojong 21)

Yŏlsŏngjo kyegang ch'aekcha ch'aje 열성조계강책자차제 (列聖朝繼講冊子次第) (1886, Kojong 23)

Yŏlsŏngjo kyegang ch'aekcha ch'aje 열성조계강책자차제 (列聖朝繼講冊子次第) (1892, Kojong 29)

• Contains records on the education of King Sunjong (1874-1926).

Ch'aekcha ch'ongnok 책자총록 (冊子總錄 (1892, Kojong 29)

3. Catalogues of Korean antiquarian books from Taehan Cheguk (1897-1910; Korea under the Japanese protectorate, 1905-1910), Colonial Korea (1910-1945)

Sŭnghwaru sŏmok 承華樓書目 (Online access via Jangseogak), undated, probably during the reigns of Kojong and Sunjong (1867-1910).

Tosŏ mongnok 圖書目錄 written on Yiwangjik paper (Online access via Jangseogak)

Yŏn'gyŏngdang hanmun mongnok 演慶堂漢文目錄, compiled by Yiwangjik 李王職 (Office of the Yi Dynasty) (Online access via Jangseogak)

Yŏn'gyŏngdang hanmun mongnok pu ŏnmun mongnok 演慶堂漢文目錄 附諺文目錄, compiled by Yiwangjik 李王職 (Office of the Yi Dynasty) (Online access via Jangseogak)

Yŏn'gyŏngdang tosŏ in'gye mongnok 演慶堂圖書引繼目錄 (Online access via Jangseogak)

Yŏn'gyŏngdangsŏ pullyu mongnok 演慶堂書分類目錄 (Online access via Jangseogak)

4. Catalogues of Korean antiquarian and rare books since 1945  

Ch'op'an tosŏ mongnok 朝板圖書目錄

Chosŏn kosŏ mongnok 朝鮮古書目錄 compiled in 1947 by Kunsŏdang sŏjŏm 群書堂書店 (Online access via Jangseogak) Tanaka, Umekichi 田中梅吉. "倂合直後時代に流通してXた朝鮮小說の書目," 朝鮮之圖書館, special issue: 朝鮮書誌號/ Volume 4, Issue 3. Shōwa 9 (November 1934): 12-19.

Yu Ch’undong (Yoo, Choon-dong) 유춘동. "Hanil pyŏnghap chŭŭm e yut'ong toeŏttŏn kososŏl ŭi mongnok" 한일병합 즈음에 유통되었던 고소설의 목록 (자료, <조선지도서관>에 실린 국문학 관련 기사 (1). Yŏnmin hakchi 15 (2011): 291–308. 

• A facsimile reproduction and Korean translation of 朝鮮之圖書館.

Maeka Kyōsaku. Kosen sappu 古鮮册譜,  3 volumes. Tōkyō : Tōyō Bunko, Shōwa 19-32 [1944-1957].

Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan Shibu Tōyō Bunko 国立国会圖書館支部東洋文庫., 東洋文庫. Zōho Tōyō Bunko Chōsenbon bunrui mokuroku 増補東洋文庫朝鮮本分類目錄. Tokyo, 1979. 

Koryŏ Taehakkyo Chungan Tosŏgwan. Siam mun'gu hanjŏk mongnok 薪菴文庫漢籍目錄. Koryŏ Taehakkyo Chungan Tosŏgwan. Seoul: Koryŏ Taehakkyo Chungan Tosŏgwan. 1974.

Kungnip Munhwajae Yŏn'guso. Ilbon Osak'a purip Nakanoshima tosŏgwan sojang Han'guk munhwajae 일본 오사카 부립 나카노시마 도서관 소장 한국 문화재 = 日本 大阪 府立 中之島 図書館 所蔵 韓国 文化財 = Korean art collection in the Osaka Prefectural 국립 문화재 연구소, Taejŏn-si, 2014 / Kungnip Munhwajae Yŏn'guso, Taejŏn-si, 2014

Ōsaka Furitsu Toshokan zō Kanpon mokuroku; Shōwa 43-nen 3-gatsumatsu genzai 大阪府立圖書館藏韓本目錄; 昭和43年3月末現在. Ōsaka Furitsu Toshokan 大阪府立圖書館, Ōsaka, Shōwa 43 [1968]

김남기, 왕실의 圖書目錄

Pak Inho 박인호, Kim Yŏnho 김연호, Kim Ŭihwan 김의환, Ri Chinho 리진호. Ch'ungch'ŏng Pukto Chech'ŏn-si 충청북도 제천시. Ch'ungch'ŏng Pukto ŭi kosŏ: 8. Chech'ŏn-si p'yŏn 충청북도의 고서 8: 제천시 편. Ch'ungbuk Hyangt'o Munhwa Yŏn'gusi. 2003. 

5. Catalogues of Korean Rare Books Published by Kungnip Chungang Tosŏgwan 국립중앙도서관, Kungnip Munhwajae Yŏn'guso 국립문화재연구소, and Kugoe Sojae Munhwajae Chaedan 국외소재문화재재단 (Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundations)  

Kungnip Chungang Tosŏgwan. Kogoe Sojae Han'guk kohunhŏn sujip sŏngkwa wa kwaje. Kungnip Chungang Tosŏgwan, 2009. 

• 천혜봉, 일본소재 한국 고문헌의 현황과 과제 (1-24)
• 이희재, 재불 한국 고서의 현황과 발전방향 (25-46)
• 박현규, 중국지역 한국 고문헌 정리현황과 수집방향 (47-70)
• 이혜은, 국립중앙도서관 국외소재 고문헌 수집 사업의 성과와 과제 (71-84).
• 자료: 국립중앙도서관 국외소재 고문헌 수집 자료 목록. 85-208. 

Kungnip Munhwajae Yŏn'guso. Miguk Yeil Taehakkyo Tosŏgwan Sojang Han'guk Munhwajae (Korean Rare Books and Manuscripts at Yale University). Kungnip Munhwajae Yŏn'guso, 2011.

Kungnip Chungang Tosŏgwan. Kogoe Sojae Han'guk kohunhŏn chosa pogosŏ 2: Miguk Hawai Churip Taehakkyo Haemilt'ŏn Tosŏgwan sojang Han'guk komunhŏn. Kungnip Chungang Tosŏgwan, 2014. 

Kugoe Sojae Munhwajae Chaedan. Chungguk P'udan Taehak Tosŏgwan Sojang Han'guk Munhwajae. 중국 푸단 대학 도서관 소장 한국 문화재 = 中国复旦大学图书馆馆藏韩国文物 = Korean book collection in Fudan University Library. Kugoe Sojae Munhwajae Chaedan, Sŏul, 2015.

Kugoe Sojae Munhwajae Chaedan. Chungguk Sanghai Tosŏgwan Sojang Han'guk Munhwajae. 중국 상하이 도서관 소장 한국 문화재 = 中国上海图书馆所藏韩国文物 = Korean book collection in Shanghai Library / Chungguk Sanghai 중국 상하이 도서관 소장 한국 문화재 = 中国上海图书馆所藏韩国文物 = Korean book collection in Shanghai Library. Kugoe Sojae Munhwajae Chaedan (Gugoe Sojae Munhwajae Jaedan). Sŏul, 2015.

Kugoe Sojae Munhwajae Chaedan. Miguk K'ŭlleŏmont'ŭ Taehak Tosŏgwan Sojang Maekk'omik k'ŏlleksyŏn Han'guk Munhwajae. 미국 클레어몬트대학도서관 소장 맥코믹컬렉션 한국문화재 = Frederick McCormick collection of the special collections in the Claremont Colleges Library. Kugoe Sojae Munhwajae Chaedan (Gugoe Sojae Munhwajae Jaedan). Seoul, 2015

Kogoe Sojae Munhwajae Chaeda. Rŏsia wa Yŏngguk e innŭn Han'guk chŏnjŏk 3: Aesŭt'ŏn ŭi Chosŏnŏ haksŭpsŏ Corean Tales. Kugoe Sojae Munhwajae Chaedan (Gugoe Sojae Munhwajae Jaedan). Seoul, 2015.

6. Catalogues of Korean Rare books Compiled by Libraries and Institutions outside of Korea

Chung, Mihn. Korean Treasures: Rare Books, Manuscripts and Artefacts in the Bodleian Libraries and Museums of Oxford University, Volume 1. Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, 2012.  

• Note from the publisher: "Notable items included here are the court painting scroll of the funeral procession of King Yongjo (1694–1776); a presentation edition of a book given by King Yongjo to his son-in-law; a group of documents issued by Emperor Kojong (1852–1919) between 1885–86 to confer various titles to his civil and military officials; a sundial made by the famous maker Kang Yun (1830–1898) for Emperor Kojong; a ceramic dish made and signed by Princess Yi Pangja (1901–1989) as well as a rare example of a suit of armor, an ornate helmet of the early sixteenth century, and a general’s quiver and arrows. In addition to the numerous color images of items from the collection, Korean Treasures provides a thorough overview of the extent of the Korean book collections in Oxford and a guide to the locations where some of these treasures can be found."

Chung, Mihn. Korean Treasures: Rare Books, Manuscripts and Artefacts in the Bodleian Libraries and Museums of Oxford University, Volume 2. University of Chicago Press, 2019. 

国立国会図書館所蔵和雑誌目錄 : 付中国語・朝鮮語雑誌目錄: 昭和48年 Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan shozō Wazasshi mokuroku : tsuketari Chūgokugo, Chōsengo zasshi mokuroku : Shōwa 48-nen 国立国会図書館 (Japan). 整理部. /Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan (Japan). Seiribu. / [Tōkyō] : Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan Shōwa 49 [1974].

Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan shozō Chūgokugo, Chōsengo zasshi mokuroku 国立国会図書館所蔵中国語. 朝鮮 語雑誌目錄. 東京 : 国立国会図書館. 昭和 51年 12月末 [Dec. 1976].

Pedersen, Bent Lerbaek. Catalogue of Korean Manuscripts and Rare Books. The Royal Library, Copenhagen, Denmark, Catalogue of Oriental Manuscripts, Xlographis, ETC. In Danish Collections (COMDC) 10.2. University of Hawai'i Press, 2015.