Book/Printed Material Da Ming lü fu li : san shi juan 大明律附例 : 三十卷 / Lü li

Title

• Da Ming lü fu li : san shi juan

Other Title

• 大明律附例 : 三十卷
• Lü li

Summary

• Da Ming lü (The great Ming code) was first compiled in 1373 and reached its final form in 1397. This dynastic legal code represented a break with the past and also served as a model for the Qing code. The code regulated all the major aspects of social affairs, attempting to harmonize political, economic, military, familial, ritual, international, and legal relations in the empire. It is an encyclopedic document, one that provides rich material on Ming history. The basic value system and social norms that the code imposed became so thoroughly ingrained in Chinese society that the Manchus, who conquered China and established the Qing dynasty, chose to leave the code in force with only minor changes. The code also made an impact on the legal cultures of other East Asian countries, including Korea, Vietnam, and Japan. The code underwent constant revisions, and flexible regulations were made to supplement the basic law. This work is a 30-juan, six-volume compendium of instructions to the code and was published by the imperial court during the Wanli reign (1573-1620) under the editorship of Shu Hua (1539-89), the justice minister, and others. The original text was entitled Wen xing tiao li (The criminal ordinance) and first compiled in 1500, reissued in 1550 and in 1555, re-edited at the beginning of the Wanli reign, and was added to Da Ming lü as an addendum. It includes 191 entries from the old edition, with additions, corrections, deletions, and explanations printed in parallel to the text. It carries one of the original prefaces by the Emperor Hongwu dated the 30th year of his reign (1397). Another preface is by Shu Hua dated 1585. There is also a letter of presentation of the work to the emperor. The first English translation of the code was published in the United States in 2004. World Digital Library.
• Shu Hua, Head of the Ministry of Punishment, coordinated with other ministries to review and edit Wen xing tiao li (Questions about punishment guidelines), which resulted in this text, which was presented to the Emperor.

Names

• Shu, Hua, jin shi 1559, xiao
• China. Nei fu, ke
• Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

• [China : s.n.] , Ming Wanli 13 nian [1585]

Headings

• -  Law--China
• -  China--History--Ming dynasty, 1368-1644--Sources

Notes

• -  Also available in digital form.
• -  九行二十字 小字雙行同. Nine lines, with twenty characters per line; small characters in paired lines of twenty characters per line.
• -  六冊二函. Six volumes in two cases.
• -  明舒化等校。按間刑條例纂定於弘治十三年，重修於嘉靖二十九年，再修於嘉靖三十四年，共三百八十五條。萬曆初刑部會同各部又重新校定，至舒化官邢部尚書時成書，故由化領銜進呈。此本照舊者一百一十九條，增改删併者又一百九十一條，各附於律文之後。律文註解，僅删取舊說一二，雙行刻於律文之內，蓋此本彙刻「律」與「例」，不大重視註解也。劉若愚內板經書紀略，有「大明律二本，一百七葉」，當是不附條例之本。此本沈家本有跋，載寄簃文存卷七。御製序 洪武三十年 (1397)，舒化等題稿 萬曆十三年 (1585)，又進書表 萬曆十三年 (1585).

Medium

• 6 v.

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2012402125

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• https://lccn.loc.gov/2012402125

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