Taiyang Zhou Xiao Hou miao zhi : shang ji liu juan xia ji yi juan
太洋洲蕭侯廟志 : 上集六卷, 下集一卷 / | Taiyang Xiao Hou miao zhi | Title on title page: Qie Taiyang Zhou Xiao Hou miao zhi | Qie Taiyang Zhou Xiao Hou miao zhi
Collection of documents about Xiao Hou, including Xiao hou miao tu, Xiao Hou zhuan (The biography of Xiaohou), orders and funeral oration from the Emperor, poems, and verse. Xiao Hou was regarded…
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Guo, Zizhang - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress) - Zhu, Shishou
Date:1622
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Jiao zei tu ji : yi juan
勦賊圖記 : 一卷
An account of suppression of bandits, covering the period from March 1633 to April 1635; preface dated 1634. Yuan Mo, the author of the work, was a Grand Inspector to Henan who,…
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Yuan, MO - Wu, Aheng - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Date:1635
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Wensu Wang gong zou cao : er shi san juan
文肅王公奏草 : 二十三卷 / | Wang Wensu zou cao
This collection of memorials written by Wang Xijue (1534-1610) was printed during the Wanli period (1573-1620). Wang, posthumously called Wang Wensu, became, in 1562, a successful candidate at the metropolitan civil examination,…
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Fang, Congzhe - Wang, Xijue - Shen, Shixing - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress) - He, Qiaoyuan
Date:1622
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Su mi tan shi guang : liu juan
蘇米譚史廣 : 六卷
This book is a collection of anecdotes about two great Song masters of poetry, painting, and calligraphy, Su Shi (1037-1101) and Mi Fu (1051-1107). It was compiled by Guo Hua, about whom…
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He, Weiran - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress) - Yu, Enye - Shi Zhu Zhai - Shen, Shoukun - Wu, Congxian
Date:1600
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Xin ke Ren rui tang Ding bu quan shu bei kao : san shi si juan
新刻人瑞堂訂補全書備 : 三十四卷 | Ding bu quan shu bei kao
Even though the title indicates that this work is a supplement to Quan shu bei kao (Notes to the complete library of the four treasures), the existence of such a work cannot…
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Zheng, Shangxuan - Ren Rui Tang - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Date:1641
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Shi guo ren wen : shi er juan
仕國人文 : 十二卷
Lectures and essays on culture, politics, literature and eminent persons, written by scholars from Shanxi Province, dating from Tang Yu through the Ming Dynasty. The author of this work was Fan Hongsi,…
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Liu, Chengchong - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress) - Zhu, Zhijun - Fang, Hongsi - Cheng, Shao - Xu, Tianfeng
Date:1630
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Dong ou Zhang Wenzhong gong zou dui gao : shi er juan
東甌張文忠公奏對稿 : 十二卷 / | Zou dui gao
Zhang Wenzhong's original name was Zhang Cong (1475-1539). As the pronunciation of Cong was the same as that of Emperor Jiajing's personal name, his name was changed to Fujing. Zhang received his…
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Yang, He - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress) - Zhang, Fujing
Date:1614
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Yi xue zheng zi : san juan
義學正字 : 三卷
Shown here is a Wanli edition (1573-1620) of Yi xue zheng zi (Standard characters in classical texts for free schools). The first compiler of this work was Shen Li (1531-1615), a native…
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Shen, LI - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Date:1604
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Xuan yun yue fa : yi juan
宣雲約法 : 一卷 | Title on spine of case: Xuan yun yue fa bang shi liu shi san tong | Xuan yun yue fa bang shi liu shi san tong
The prefaces to this work, written by two contemporaries, Wang Shiqi (1551-1618), a military strategist, and Du Chengshi (who gained his jin shi degree in 1601), an official at the Bureau of…
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Du, Chengshi - Wu, Yunzhong - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress) - Wang, Shiqi
Date:1621
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Ren wu ping hai ji : er juan
壬午平海紀 : 二卷
Collection of correspondence and communication detailing Cheng Xun's suppression of pirates on the sea at the time he led an army force in Susong. Presented here is a collection of letters, official…
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Cheng, Xun - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Date:1628
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Huaiyin shi ji : yi juan, xu yi juan
淮陰實紀 : 一卷, 續一卷
Huaiyin, also known as Huai'an, was a prefectural city in Jiangsu Province, situated on an ancient section of the Grand Canal and the Huai River, major waterways for transporting grain. The Huai…
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LI, Yingkui - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress) - Zhang, Zhaoyuan
Date:1600
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Da cheng li yue ji : 5 juan
大成禮樂集 : 五卷 | Li yue ji
Based on the 14th century work Da cheng ya yue; reflects musical works of the Weinan Region. The compiler of this work was Shi Jishi, the editor his disciple, Shi Zuo. Shi…
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Nan, Qizhong - Shi, Zuo - Chen, Yingyuan - Xu, Gao - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress) - Wang, Shao - LI, Weizhen - Chen, Yao
Date:1622
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Xin ke jing zuan xiang zhu shi tu xian jing : ba juan
新刻精纂詳註仕途懸鏡 : 八卷 / | Title on title page: Shi tu xian jing | Shi tu xian jing
Chapters 1-7 include essays on the administration of officials; chapter 8 records judgment rendered in unusual cases. Xin ke jing zuan xiang zhu shi tu xuan jing (Newly annotated, compiled, and printed…
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Jiang, Shiji - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress) - Wang, Shimao
Date:1626
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Shou tiao xue pu : san juan
守苕血譜 : 三卷 /
The work presented here documents the good deeds of Lu Ziyan, the prefect of Huzhou (Zhejiang Province), and his efforts to protect Tiaoxi (later named Huzhou). Lu Ziyan received his jin shi…
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Qian, Yuanque - Ling, Yiqu - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress) - Huang, Shouzhou - Mao, Yuanming - Han, Zezu - Chen, Zilong
Date:1643
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Licheng Xian zhi : shi liu juan
歷城縣志 : 十六卷 / | Title on spine of case: Chongzhen Shandong Licheng Xian zhi | Also known as: Chongzhen Licheng Xian zhi | Chongzhen Shandong Licheng Xian zhi | Chongzhen Licheng Xian zhi
Compiled, according to the introduction written by author Ye Chengzong, at the behest of Song Zufa, Governor of Licheng County. Includes excerpts from Shan hai jing, Shuij ing zhu, Qi sheng, Tai…
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Cai, Maode - Song, Zufa - Ye, Chengzong - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Date:1640
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Chen tai shi zhao dai jing ji yan : shi si juan
陳太史昭代經濟言 : 十四卷 / | Zhao dai jing ji yan
A native of Nanhai, Guangdong Province, the author Chen Zizhuang (died 1647) was a child prodigy who achieved his jin shi degree in 1619 and became a compiler at the Hanlin Academy.…
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Chen, Zizhuang - Jin, Jiesheng - Zhou, Ying - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress) - Xie, Shaofang - Chen, Dingxin
Date:1626
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San zi yin yi : qi juan
三子音義 : 七卷
Includes Laozi dao de zhen jing (2 juan), Zhuangzi Nanhua zhen jing (4 juan), and Liezi Chong xu zhen jing (1 juan). This work, San zi yin yi (Explanations of the three…
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Ge, Xuan - Liezi - Guo, Xiang - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress) - Zhuangzi - Laozi - Liu, Xiang
Date:1600
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San guo zhi yan yi tu
三國志演義圖 | San guo zhi | A lso known as: Yi xiang tang hui xiang San guo zhi | Yi xiang tang hui xiang San guo zhi
Printer Huang Chengzhi probably lived in the late Ming Dynasty, but Sun Kaidi and Ma Lian believed printing was done in the Qing Dynasty. The first illustration has the seal of Huang…
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Huang, Chengzhi - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress) - Yi Xiang Tang
Tu xiang ben cao meng quan : shi er juan, juan shou yi juan
圖像本草蒙荃 : 十二卷, 卷首一卷 / | Title on title page: Chong ke zeng bu tu xiang ben cao meng quan | Title on spine of case: Ben cao meng quan | Chong ke zeng bu tu xiang ben cao meng quan | Ben cao meng quan
Illustrations added after each item; includes a collection of illustrations from famous doctors chosen from Li dai ming yi tu, by Xiong Zongli. This book, compiled by Chen Jiamo in 12 juan,…
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Yi, Yefei - Hu, Yiguan - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress) - Liu, Kongdun - Xu, Guo - Zhou, Ruquan - Xiong, Zongli - Wan Juan Lou
Date:1628
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Zou Deyong za zhu : shi san juan
鄒德泳雜著 : 十三卷
The author of this work was Zou Deyong, a native of Anfu, Jiangxi Province, grandson of Zou Shouyi (1491-1562). The elder Zou was one of the exponents of the school of Wang…
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Zou, Deyong - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Date:1645
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Wancun tian gai lou ou ping
晚村天蓋樓偶評 | Tian gai lou ou ping | Tian he lou ou ping
Collection of 926 test papers acquired from the candidates who participated the Imperial Examinations between 1646 and 1673. The commentator of this civil-examination records collection, Lü Liuliang (formal name of Lü Wancun,…
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Lü, Gongzhong - Cao, Du - Lü, Liuliang - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Date:1678
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Zang fu zheng zhi tu shuo ren jing jing : ba juan, fu lu er juan
臟腑證治圖說人鏡經 : 八卷, 附錄二卷 | Title on spine of case: Ren jing jing | Ren jing jing
Original author unknown; however, this edition, with preface by Hong Qirui, was probably written by Qian Lei; the title is also that of a work by Wang Zongquan, a well-known doctor at…
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Hong, Qirui - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress) - Qian, Lei
Date:1606
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Sinp'yŏn sanhak kyemong : 3-kwŏn
新編 算學 啟蒙 : 3卷 / | Sanhak kyemong
In 1839 Luo Shilin acquired this Korean edition of a work likely no longer found in China; written by Zhu Shijie in the 13th century; pref. by Zhao Cheng dated 1299; another…
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Kim, Si-Jin - Zhao, Cheng - Zhu, Shijie - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Date:1660
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Zeng ke fu rong guan ji : jiu juan
增刻芙蓉館集 : 九卷 | Title on spine of case: Fu rong guan ji | Fu rong guan ji
This is a printed edition of writings by Yang Yikui (flourished 1592-1607), possibly printed in Zhejiang Province. Si ku cun mu (Catalog of books not included in the general catalog of the…
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Wang, Zaijin - Zhang, Jiude - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Date:1615
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Jia hui yuan shi : ba juan
嘉卉園詩 : 八卷 /
Author Wang Chengzuo, zi Yuanchang, candidate for the highest level of the Imperial Examination in the year 1581. This collection of poems by Wang Chengzuo was printed during the Chongzhen reign (1628-44)…
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Wang, Chengzhi - Wang, Yongzuo - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress) - Wang, Chengzuo
Date:1636
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Ping shan tang shi ji : wu juan, xu ji yi juan
平山堂詩集 : 五卷, 續集一卷 / | Title on spine of case: Ping shan tang ji | Ping shan tang ji
Pingshan Hall is the name of the studio of Liu Yingbin (1588-1660), a native of Yishui, Shandong Province. Liu received his jin shi degree in 1613. During the tumultuous years of the…
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Huang, Wenhuan - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress) - LI, Mingrui - Liu, Yingbin - LI, Kai
Date:1653
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Li sao tu : bu fen juan
離騷圖 : 不分卷 | Xiao Chimu Li sao tu | Title on title page: Li sao | Li sao
Four volumes; published by Tang Yongxian; rebound by Pan Zuyin; preface by Li Kai dated 1645. This work is an illustrated edition of the Qing dynasty of the poem Li sao (Departing…
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Xiao, Yuncong - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress) - LI, Kai
Date:1645
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Jinan xian sheng wen cui : wu juan
濟南先生文粹 : 五卷 / | Jinan wen cui
Ji nan xian sheng wen cui (Collected essays of Master Jinan) contains pieces written by Li Zhi (1059-1109), style name Jinan Xiansheng, a Song dynasty literary scholar and a contemporary disciple of…
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Hong, Zhanzu - LI, Zhi - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Date:1600
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Huan gu ji : ba juan, fu lu yi juan
環谷集 : 八卷, 附錄一卷 /
Presented here is Huan gu ji (Collected works of Wang Kekuan). Wang Kekuan, style name Huangu, was an important representative of Neo-Confucianism in Xin'an, Anhui Province, and was also known as a…
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Xu, Kanxue - Wang, Kekuan - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress) - Sun, Zhiwei - Zhi Bu Zu Zhai
Date:1679
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Xi ji yin : shi san juan
醯雞吟 : 十三卷 /
Printed during the reign of Tianqi (1621-27) of the Ming dynasty, this literary work lists the names of the author and editors. It was written by Li Tingxun, a native of Sanyuan…
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LI, Tingxun - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Date:1623
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Li ge chuan deng
藜閣傳燈
This book was not recorded in the index to the Si ku quan shu; only two chapters remain. The preface by Yuan Pengnian says that there should be sixteen chapters; however, the…
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Liu, Ruozai - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress) - Xue, Cai - Zhou, Zhong - Liang, Yusi - Zheng, Eryang - Yuan, Pengnian
Date:1637
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Zhao dai ming liang lu : er shi juan
昭代明良錄 : 二十卷 /
Edited by Qingxi Tong Shiming; revised by Haiyu Li Qiaoxin and Qian Shiyang Jiaozheng; printed by Sanqu Tong Wenlong. Zhao dai ming liang lu (Records on worthy officials of the dynasty of…
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Gu, Wencheng - Qian, Shiyang - Tong, Shiming - Weng, Xianxiang - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress) - LI, Qiaoxin - Tong, Wenlong - Yang, Lian
Date:1610
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Xin wu zou shu : er juan
新吾奏疏 : 二卷 /
Memorials were personal memoranda presented by officials to the emperor, often with proposals for action. They were one of the chief media for communication between the emperor and his officials. The memorials…
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Lü, Zhiwei - Yang, Dongming - Lü, Kun - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Date:1604
Manuscript/Mixed Material
Da Qing Shi zu zhang huang di sheng xun. Juan 4, 5, 6.
大清世祖章皇帝聖訓 | Qing Shi zu zheng huang di sheng xun
After the ascendancy of Emperor Kangxi (reigned 1662-1722), senior officials were ordered to compile a work of selected injunctions by the previous emperor, Shunzhi (1638-61, reigned 1644-61). It was customary to compile…
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China. Nei Fu - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress) - Kangxi
Date:1687
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Su wen : liu juan
蘇文 : 六卷
Presented here is a collection of essays written by Su Shi (1037-1101), also known as Su Dongpo, a famous Song dynasty writer, poet, artist, calligrapher, pharmacologist, gastronome, and statesman. Along with his…
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Shen, Anzhang - Min, Errong - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Date:1600
Manuscript/Mixed Material
Kuaiji Fanchuan Chen shi zong pu : wu juan
會稽樊川陳氏宗譜 : 五卷 | Chen shi zong pu
The surname of Chen family originated with Hu Gongman at the time when King Wuwang defeated the Yin Dynasty; Hu Gongman is in the first generation, and Fusi is in the eighty-first…
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Chen, Jia - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Date:1628
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Wei shi kai meng da wen : er juan
唯識開蒙問答 : 二卷 / | Wei shi kai meng | 唯識開蒙問答 : 二卷
Questions and answers intended to inspire the study of Buddhism; author Yunfeng was a monk in Yitai Temple. The term wei shi (literally, consciousness-only), is a tenet of Yogacara, an influential school…
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Zonggao - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress) - Yunfeng
Date:1628
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Xiao xin zhai zha ji : shi er juan
小心齋劄記 : 十二卷 / | Xiao xin zhai
The author of this work was Gu Xiancheng (1550-1612), a late-Ming grand secretary and renowned educator. In 1604, together with his brother and a friend Gao Panlong, Gu revived a defunct Song…
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Lin, Zaihou - Cai, Xianchen - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress) - Gu, Xiancheng
Date:1608
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Xianluo Li xian sheng jing zheng lu : ba juan
見羅李先生經正錄 : 八卷 / | Jing zheng lu | Jianluo Li xian sheng jing zheng lu
This work is a collection of writings by Li Cai (1529-1606), a native of Fengcheng, Jiangxi Province. Li Cai, also called Jianluo xian sheng (Master Jianluo), received his jin shi degree in…
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LI, Cai - Chen, Zhihe - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress) - Wu, Daokun
Date:1603
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Xin kan Ming mu liang fang : er juan
新刊明目良方 : 二卷 | Ming mu liang fang | Ming mu fang | Title on title page: Ke tai yi yuan zeng bu gu ben ming mu liang fang | Ke tai yi yuan zeng bu gu ben ming mu liang fang
The original author of Xin kan Ming mu liang fang (New edition of the book "Best remedies for bright eyes"), in two juan and in one volume, is unknown. The origin of…
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Yao, Duo - Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)