Hwang Young-nyeon: Introduction to Archaeological Theory

*Introduction to the Organization of Ancient Books* collects and organizes the intellectual heritage of the past. *Introduction to the Organization of Ancient Books* is a translation of Huang Yongnian's *Introduction to the Organization of Ancient Books*, published by Shanghai Bookstore Publishing House. The organization of ancient books refers to the process of adding the following to extant ancient texts: selection of source texts, facsimile reproduction, collation, compilation, punctuation, annotation, translation, indexing, prefaces, postscripts, and appendices. The purpose of this is to organize various documents to help people today and future generations read ancient books conveniently. Ancient books hold significant value for studying our history, politics, economy, military, culture, diplomacy, and social development. However, in Korea, the theories and methods for organization and research in this field remain underdeveloped. Based on Hwang Young-nyeon’s years of experience in organizing ancient texts, this book synthesizes the methods, procedures, and related knowledge involved in the process, including source texts, facsimiles, collation, compilation, punctuation, annotations, and indexing. To modernize the organization of ancient texts, it provides an easy-to-understand explanation of the entire process, covering essential knowledge and practical examples for selecting source texts, methods and benefits of facsimiles, major methods and achievements of collation, the process of collecting ancient texts by era, types, usage, and errors of punctuation marks, and types and methods of index compilation, the necessity of which has emerged with the advancement of computer technology. *Introduction to the Organization of Ancient Texts* is useful for understanding the methods and procedures of organizing ancient texts and serves as a stepping stone for learning more specialized knowledge; it is expected to be of great assistance as an introductory text not only to those currently organizing ancient texts but also to researchers of ancient texts.

Korean title: 고적정리개론

Korean author: 황영년

Korean publisher: 한국고전번역원

ISBN-13: 9788928404988