The Academy of Korean Studies
The Academy of Korean Studies (AKS; ) is a South Korean research and educational institute focusing on Korean studies. It was established on June 22, 1978, by the Ministry of Education & Science Technology.
Works
Journals
*''Korea Journal''
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) is a Korean-language book regarding living and
farming
Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...
written by (洪萬選,
art name
An art name (pseudonym or pen name), also known by its native names ''hào'' (in Mandarin Chinese), ''gō'' (in Japanese), ' (in Korean), and ''tên hiệu'' (in Vietnamese), is a professional name used by artists, poets and writers in the Sinosp ...
Yu Am (流巖), 1643-1715). The book was written around the turn of the 18th century. It consists of four books and sixteen chapters and is regarded as one of the most important Korean works of the period. It is the first book in Korea to describe the cultivation of
chili pepper
Chili peppers, also spelled chile or chilli ( ), are varieties of fruit#Berries, berry-fruit plants from the genus ''Capsicum'', which are members of the nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated for their pungency. They are used as a spice to ...
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Contents
Book One
*Seo (序): Prologue
*Bok Geo (卜居): The building of houses
*Sup Saeng (攝生): Health
*Chi Nong (治農): The growing of cotton, grain, and other special plants
*Chi Po (治圃): The growing of vegetables, flowers,
tobacco
Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the ...
Book Two
*Jong Su (種樹): The growing of fruits and trees
*Yang Hwa (養花): The trimming of flowers and garden plants
*Yang Jam (養蠶): Beekeeping
*Mok Yang (牧養): The farming of animals, fish, and bees
*Chi Seon (治膳): The storing, cooking, and processing of food
Book Three
*Gu Geup (救急): Emergency treatments
*Gu Hwang (救荒): Emergency procedures for droughts
*Byeok On (辟瘟): Ways to stop contagious diseases
*Byeok Choong (辟蟲): How to get rid of pests
Book Four
*Chi Yak (治藥): Medicine
*Sun Taek (選擇): The choosing of lucky and unlucky days and directions
*Jap Bang (雜方): How to take care of swords,
pottery
Pottery is the process and the products of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other raw materials, which are fired at high temperatures to give them a hard and durable form. The place where such wares are made by a ''potter'' is al ...
Jeungbo sallim gyeongje
''Jeungbo sallim gyeongje'' is a Korean book on agriculture compiled by Yu Jung-rim (柳重臨) as revised and enlarged from the '' Sallim gyeongje'' written by Hong Man-seon (洪萬選 1643~1715). Yu Jung-rim was a physician during the reign of ...