Book/Printed Material Zuo zhuan wen yuan : ba juan 左傳文苑 : 八卷 / / Title on title page: Zuo zhuan yuan / Zuo zhuan yuan
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Title
- Zuo zhuan wen yuan : ba juan
Other Title
- 左傳文苑 : 八卷 /
- Title on title page: Zuo zhuan yuan
- Zuo zhuan yuan
Summary
- Collection of essays written by famous scholars from the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.) to the Song Dynasty (960-1279). Compiled by Zhang Nai.
- Zuo zhuan (The commentary, or chronicle of Zuo), is one of the earliest Chinese works of narrative history, covering the years 722-468 BC, an important source for studying the history of that period. It is traditionally attributed to Zuo Qiuming, a fifth-century historian in the state of Lu, as a commentary to the Chun qiu (Spring and autumn annals), the official chronicle of the State of Lu. But many believe it was an independent work produced contemporaneously with the Annals. It follows chronologically the 12 dukes of the State of Lu, recording the history of the various vassal states of the Zhou Dynasty over a period of 254 years. The work also provides a model of classical Chinese prose and modes of narrative literature for later generations. This edition was printed at the end of the Ming dynasty. The contents of the work were selected with commentaries by Zhang Nai (died 1629), with explanatory notes by Chen Jiru (1558-1639), a literary scholar, painter and calligrapher, and examined by Zhong Xing (1574-1624), also a scholar. Zhang Nai, a native of Huating (present-day Songjiang, Shanghai), was a well-known essayist. After receiving his jin shi degree in 1604, he took up the post as Vice Minister of the Bureau of Rites in Nanjing. He was relieved of his post upon accusations by other officials but was later reappointed to the same post. The woodblocks used for the printing of this work came from Qingyun Guan, a famous printing workshop in Suzhou. It is possible that the work was issued by the owner of the workshop, using Zhang Nai as the contributor or compiler. The quality of the red and black printing was inferior to that produced in Wuxing, a great center of printing in Zhejiang. It has three undated prefaces by Zhong Xing, Zhang Nai, and Wei Huan, and several seal impressions of collectors, among them Hao gu tang tu shu ji (Recorded Books of the Hall for Love of Antiquities), the private library of Hu Zhenheng (1569-1645), a scholar and bibliophile, in Zhejiang. World Digital Library.
Names
- Zhang, Nai, jin shi 1604, pinf xuan
- Chen, Jiru, 1558-1639, zhu shi
- Zhong, Xing, 1574-1625, can yue
- Qing yun guan, cang ban
- Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
- [China : s.n., Ming, between 1620 and 1644]
Headings
- - Zuoqiu, Ming.--Zuo zhuan
- - Jing bu--Chun qiu lei--Zuo zhuan
- - 左秋明.--左傳
- - 經部--春秋類--左傳
Notes
- - In case.
- - 原題：「雲間張鼐世調父評選，華亭陳繼儒仲醇父註釋，景陵鍾惺伯敬父參閱」。書衣題：「慶雲館藏板」又有慶雲居主人告白兩則，其一則云：「班馬漢秦六朝諸子，唐賢椽筆，宋哲源裁，續即鳩工，以成全錦」。此其第一種，當即慶雲居主人所為，而託之張鼐者也。此朱墨印本不佳，朱色頗劣，疑是蘇州所印，是時尚不及吳興之精也。卷內有：「好古堂圖書記」仁壽公書院記等印記。鍾惺(序)，張鼐(序)，魏浣(初序) .
- - 書衣題"慶雲舘藏板".
- - 框20.5 x 12.7公分, 9行22字, 小字雙行同, 白口, 四周單邊, 版心上鐫書名及卷次, 眉上鐫評.
- - 《中國古籍善本書目》經部, no. 2586
- - 鈐"好古堂圖書記", "仁壽山書院記"等印記.
Medium
- 10 v. ; 28 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- PL2470.Z6
Library of Congress Control Number
- 00510370
Online Format
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