Manuscript Cultures
Fourth Edition of the Artefact of the Month published
9 April 2021, by Webmaster
Photo: Deep Rooted Tree Museum, picture by Y. Kim, B. Wall
The fourth edition of the Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures’ series Artefact of the Month (AoM), authored by Kim Young and Barbara Wall, has been published. Titled The 612 Day-Long Odyssey: A Transcription of 'The Journey to the West' in Colonial Korea, it follows the question of what might have motivated an unknown scribe to copy out a thus far unknown Korean translation of The Journey to the West from over 400 newspaper issues. The English edition can be accessed here.
In every edition of Artefact of the Month, a new expert in the field of written artefacts shares the fascinating and unique stories behind a particular object in a compelling and approachable fashion. Editorial duties are overseen by Dr Wiebke Beyer and Karin Becker who greatly welcome ideas for future editions.
All editions can be accessed through the AoM archive. AoM is the successor of manuscript of the month, a publication with a similar, albeit narrower, thematic focus. A full archive of all 72 editions can be accessed here.