Akhak kwebŏm

The Akhak kwebŏm (Korean: 악학궤범; Hanja: 樂學軌範; lit. Musical Canon) is a nine-volume treatise on music, written in Korea in the 15th century, in the Joseon Dynasty. It is written by hand in hanja, and depicts, in line drawings, most of the musical instruments in use at the time, with detailed descriptions and fingerings.

Akhak kwebŏm
Page from the Akhak kwebŏm depicting a banghyang (metallophone)
Korean name
Hangul	악학궤범
Hanja	樂學軌範
RR	Akhak gwebeom
MR	Akhak kwebŏm

Gallery

• Akhak kwebŏm
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  Copy of the Akhak kwebŏm
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  First edition of the Akhak kwebŏm
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See also

• Traditional Korean musical instruments
• Gayageum
• ajaeng

References

• Chang, Sa-hun (1976). Hanguk Eumaksa (The History of Korean Music). Seoul, South Korea: Eumsa.

External links

• Lists of Akhakgwebeom images 악학궤범 (樂學軌範) from Korean Studies Information Center, Academy of Korean Studies (in Korean)
• Brief information about 악학궤범 (樂學軌範) from Korean Studies Information Center, Academy of Korean Studies (in Korean)