Akhak gwebeom
Page from the Akhakgwebeom depicting a banghyang (metallophone)
Korean name
Hangul	악학궤범
Hanja	樂 學 軌 範
Revised Romanization	Akhak gwebeom
McCune–Reischauer	Akhak kwebŏm

The Akhak gwebeom ( 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.

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• Akhak gwebeom
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  Copy of Akhak Gwebeom
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  First edition of Akhak Gwebeom
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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

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• 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)

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