구한말 러시아의 한국 고서 수집 양상-러시아 상트페테르부르크 국립대학교와 동방학연구소 소장본을 중심으로-

초록

The objective of this research is to examine the current status and features through the bibliographical studies of Korean rare books owned by Saint Petersburg State University Library and The Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences. As a result of the research, it was confirmed that a total of 84 titles in 847 volumes and 200 titles in 958 volumes were owned respectively by Saint Petersburg State University and The Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences. When analyzing the Korean rare books owned by Saint Petersburg State University per theme, the history category appeared to have the highest number of books with 55 titles in 637 volumes, occupying a rate of 65.4%, 6 titles in 16 volumes in the classics category occupied 7.1%, 16 titles in 107 volumes in the arts and sciences category occupied 19%, and 7 titles in 87 volumes in the literature category occupied 8.3%. In particular, the materials in the political law subcategory within the history category occupied the highest portion with 18 titles in 163 volumes, which suggests that Saint Petersburg State University sought to collect Korean materials to satisfy the purpose of cultivating diplomats to dispatch to Joseon. On the other hand, when examining the characteristics of the materials owned by The Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences, there appeared to be a total of 27 titles in 100 volumes in the classics category occupying 13.5%, 64 titles in 405 volumes in the history category occupying 32.0%, 23 titles in 78 volumes in the arts and sciences category occupying 11.5%, and 86 titles in 375 volumes in the literature category occupying 43.0%. In particular, the subcategory of novels in the literature category appeared to occupy the highest ratio with 59 titles in 157 volumes, which seems to reflect the intent of collecting materials with the objective of studying Joseon language and Joseon literature at the time. The collection of Korean rare books by foreigners at the end of the Joseon period mostly started from personal interest in Korean culture, however, it could be confirmed that the Korean rare books at Saint Petersburg State University and The Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences exhibits a form of collection based on policy reasons for a diplomatic objective for gathering information on Joseon.

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