Abstract

79 -This research studied the preservation treatment of the papered literature, the national treasure 745-9「Keumganggyung- samgahae」, discovered in 1995 from the Four Devas of Borimsa, Buddhist Temple at Jangheung County, in the viewpoint of the bibliography. The overall features of the 「Keumganggyung- samgahae」were of 25.3cm width, 38.9cm height, 1.5cm depth, 58 pages and of high-fine yellow-brown colored reef paper. The book was ruined physically in the shape and color. The covers of the book were deeply stained by the permeated rain and some internal pages were changing into brown color by corrosion. The treatment policies were; maintaining the status quo and capable repeated treatment. And the preservation treatment was done in the sequences of 1) 1st cleaning process, 2) repairing and correcting, 3) 2nd cleaning and preservation, 4) cutting, binding the book and making the envelope and wood box. The post-preservation features of 「Keumganggyung- samgahae」were; total 64 pages and the size being 25.8 cm width, 39.4cm of length, and 1.9cm of depth.