A Case Study on the Conservation Treatment of Ancient Documents - Focusing on the Wolinsukbo (Vol.25) from the Four Devas of Borimsa, Buddhist Temple at Jangheung County -

Abstract

Borimsa was first built by Wonpyo, the great Buddhist priest of Whaum branch, in the year of 759 A.D. And Later the priest Chejing converted to Zen Buddhism in the year of 858 A.D., Borimsa got the central status of the Zen Buddhism, and was so prospered during the Chosun period. This research is the conservation treatment of the Buddhist literatures and the Wolinsukbo Vol.25, discovered in 1995 from the Four Devas of Borimsa, Buddhist Temple at Jangheung County, in the viewpoint of the bibliography. Wolinsukbo Vol.25 is consist of 142 pages and the size is of 22cm width, 32.3cm of length, and 2.8cm of depth. And also have the five-pinned eye revisor. The pre-conservation condition of this book was partly spotted by the permeated rain, and the cover pages being deeply spoiled. The conservation treatment was done in the sequences of 1) 1st linsing, 2) repairing and correcting, 3) 2nd linsing and conservation, 4) cutting and binding. The post-conservation condition of Wolinsukbo Vol.25 is of, 9 pages including covers are added, total 151 pages, and the size being 22.5 cm width, 32.7cm of length, and 3.2cm of depth.