Manuscript/Mixed Material Quan fang bei zu : qian ji er shi qi juan, Hou ji san shi yi juan 全芳備祖 : 前集二十七卷, 後集三十一卷 /
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Title
- Quan fang bei zu : qian ji er shi qi juan, Hou ji san shi yi juan
Other Title
- 全芳備祖 : 前集二十七卷, 後集三十一卷 /
Summary
- Acquired by Dr. Walter T. Swingle (1871-1952) from Han fen lou, Shanghai; Zhang Jusheng bought the first part of the old manuscript and had it verified; then he put together the second part of manuscript acquired from Han fen lou to complete the item; this then is a complete edition.
- This botanical encyclopedia of Chinese plants is by Chen Yong, courtesy name Jingyi, style names Feidun and Yuyizi, a native of Huangyan, Zhejiang, of the late Song dynasty. The dates of his birth and death are unknown. He was unsuccessful in his attempt to present to the imperial court his views on policies during the reign of Emperor Lizong (reigned 1225-64), so he devoted himself to writing. By collecting ancient and contemporary records and using his own observations of nature, he composed this work, which he completed in the first year (1253) of the Baoyou era. It was printed in 1256 after additions, deletions, and revisions. It has long been considered the first compendium of Chinese plants. The original inscription reads: "Compiled by Chen Jingyi of Tiantai, edited by Zhu Mu of Jian'an." There had been works on herbal medicines prior to the Song dynasty, but this was much superior. Quan fang bei zhu (Botanical encyclopedia of all flowers and plants) consists of two parts in 58 juan. Quan fang in the title indicates the completeness of its inclusion of flowers, fruits, grasses, and trees. Bei zhu in the title indicates the inclusion of facts, verses, ballads and songs, and other sources. The first part contains 27 juan on 128 kinds of flowers, such as plum flowers in juan 1, peony in juan 2, and herbaceous peony in juan 3. The second part has 31 juan, with 179 plants, grouped in seven categories, including fruits, flowers, grasses, trees, mulberry, vegetables, and medicinal herbs. Under each plant are three sections, of which the first contains facts, historical summaries, and miscellaneous works; records various records and documents; explains the names of plants, the yield and ecology, and classical allusions relating to plants. The second section quotes expressions in poetry written by literary and artistic scholars relating to these plants. And the third section contains ballads and songs, each with a heading of the tune name. The first part of this copy is of an old manuscript edition. The second part is a manuscript edition by the Hanfenlou in Shanghai issued in the early years of the Republic. The work was completed by the publisher, Zhang Yuanji (1867-1959). His preface is dated 1925 and it includes the original prefaces by Han Jing dated 1253 and by the author dated 1256. In his preface, Zhang Yuanji indicated that this edition with additions and corrections was specially compiled for Walter T. Swingle (1871-1952), the American botanical specialist. In part 1, the seal impression of Xiang Zijing is a fake. Attached to part 2 is the English translation of Zhang Yuanji's letter to Mr. Swingle. There were a large number of editions of this work, but printed ones no longer exist. This copy is an excellent manuscript edition and is in good condition. World Digital Library.
Names
- Chen, Jingyi, active 13th century
- Zhu, Mu, active 13th century, ding zheng
- Han, Jing, active 1253, xu
- Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
- [China : s.n., Baoyou 4 nian, i.e. 1256]
Notes
- - Ms.
- - Also available in digital form.
- - 二十冊二函. Twenty volumes in two cases.
- - 十行十九字. Ten lines, with nineteen characters per line.
- - 原題:「天台陳景沂編輯，建安祝穆訂正。」前集有:「項子京家珍藏」偽印，後集則近年鈔配，俱詳張菊生先生所作跋。錄之如次:吾友美國施永高博士為農學專家喜蒐求吾國植物學書知涵芬樓藏有宋人所著全芳備祖屬為迻錄余適購得舊鈔前集一部且經校勘頗審慎惜不知其姓名因取涵芬樓所藏後集鈔補足成之並為詳校冀免訛奪篇中用墨筆註於行側者為寫官誤鈔隨時改正之字校者據涵芬樓本見有訛字則以朱筆書之於旁仍有所疑復取諸家專集及古今圖書集成互證之有可勘正者則書於眉端或空格之內其或與原書所據者不同未能斷定者則加一疑字以別之雖不敢謂一無訛誤要可稱為較善之本矣寫錄者上海胡紹益方孤憤校勘者奉賢莊羲崑山胡文楷時中華民國十四年十二月海鹽張元濟跋。韓境(序)寶祐元年 (1253)，自序寶祐四年 (1256).
- - 鈔本。前集舊鈔本，後集民初上海涵芬樓補鈔本.
Medium
- 20 v.
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2012402251
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