Sizecollections
Collections by century
Collections and authors by the author's birth century, first series and supplement apart.
382collections by authors born in the 16th century — the most
Key point
By the author's birth century the collections cluster in the 16th (382), 17th (353) and 18th (272); authors born up to the 14th century account for 48 collections and the 19th century for 82. Of the 586 supplement collections, 48 are by authors born in the 19th century. The 8 authors without a birth year sit in a separate row of the century tables.
- Formula
- Century = (birth year − 1) ÷ 100 + 1; first series = volume numbers a, supplement = b.
- Caveats
- The XML carries no date per work, so works are grouped by the author's birth year. Printing lags the author's active years by about a century (Kwak 2026).
- External check
- Set against the period filter of the Korean Studies DB (Goryeo 26, early 77, mid 434, late 668, Korean Empire 36); periods do not coincide with centuries, so only the totals (1,259 vs this site's collection count) are compared.
- Reliability card
- exactExact count — read straight from the source XML
Set against the period filter of the Korean Studies DB (Goryeo 26, early 77, mid 434, late 668, Korean Empire 36); periods do not coincide with centuries, so only the totals (1,259 vs this site's collection count) are compared.
| Century | Series | Collections | Authors | Works | Characters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th century | all | 2 | 1 | 415 | 129,893 |
| 9th century | first series | 2 | 1 | 415 | 129,893 |
| 12th century | all | 2 | 2 | 2,137 | 316,770 |
| 12th century | first series | 2 | 2 | 2,137 | 316,770 |
| 13th century | all | 7 | 7 | 1,361 | 280,591 |
| 13th century | first series | 7 | 7 | 1,361 | 280,591 |
| 14th century | supplement | 2 | 2 | 507 | 54,948 |
| 14th century | all | 37 | 37 | 13,465 | 1,849,401 |
| 14th century | first series | 35 | 35 | 12,958 | 1,794,453 |
| 15th century | supplement | 14 | 14 | 2,357 | 405,971 |
| 15th century | all | 104 | 104 | 37,112 | 6,451,631 |
| 15th century | first series | 90 | 90 | 34,755 | 6,045,660 |
| 16th century | supplement | 171 | 171 | 46,032 | 8,561,064 |
| 16th century | all | 382 | 382 | 150,111 | 33,997,282 |
| 16th century | first series | 211 | 211 | 104,079 | 25,436,218 |
| 17th century | supplement | 191 | 191 | 75,167 | 17,252,832 |
| 17th century | all | 353 | 353 | 204,734 | 60,055,875 |
| 17th century | first series | 162 | 162 | 129,567 | 42,803,043 |
| 18th century | supplement | 159 | 159 | 59,127 | 19,485,715 |
| 18th century | all | 272 | 272 | 154,771 | 55,974,216 |
| 18th century | first series | 113 | 113 | 95,644 | 36,488,501 |
| 19th century | supplement | 48 | 48 | 30,072 | 7,540,468 |
| 19th century | all | 82 | 82 | 72,256 | 23,669,395 |
| 19th century | first series | 34 | 34 | 42,184 | 16,128,927 |
| birth year unknown | supplement | 1 | 1 | 74 | 5,087 |
| birth year unknown | first series | 7 | 7 | 767 | 138,587 |
| birth year unknown | all | 8 | 8 | 841 | 143,674 |