Kyuhap ch'ongsŏ


Kyuhap ch'ongsŏ, or Encyclopedia of Women's Lives, is a compendium of advice for women, written by Yi Pinghŏgak in 1809 during the Korean Joseon Dynasty.

Composition

Chusaŭi : making jang, alcoholic beverages, bap, tteok, yugwa, banchan, among others.Pongimch'ik : making clothing, a process of dyeing, weaving, embroidery, sericulture, soldering dishware, lightening.Sangarak : farming, gardening, raising livestockCh'ŏngnanggyŏl : taegyo, methods of childrearing, knowledge of first aid and medicine to be avoidedSulsuryak : knowledge of choosing a house, talismans, folkloric ways to drive away evil spirits.