Book/Printed Material Zhi fu quan shu : shi yi juan 致富全書 : 十一卷 / / Pu shi

Title

• Zhi fu quan shu : shi yi juan

Other Title

• 致富全書 : 十一卷 /
• Pu shi

Summary

• A note in 'Wu jun Zhou wen hua han zhang bu ci" states that this work was a supplement created by Zhou Yunzhai; includes prefaces by Wang Yuanmao and Chen Yuansu; introduction by the author dated 1620.
• This horticultural work dates from 1620. The title on the spine of the book's case, preface, and table of contents is given as Zhi fu quan shu (Encyclopedia on how to build wealth). That was apparently a later title, indicating that horticulture could lead to wealth. However, the title on the upper portion of the central column of a preliminary leaf is Pu shi (History of horticulture). The author was Zhou Wenhua, courtesy name Hanzhang, a native of Suzhou, Jiangsu, and an official at the Court of Imperial Entertainments. In his preface, he referred to his work as Runan pu shi (History of horticulture in Runan), the title by which this work is often known. The original inscription reads: "Supplemented by Zhou Wenhua, Hanzhang, of Wujun." According to the same preface, after he read Hua shi (History of flowers) by Zhou Yunzhai, Zhou Wenhua found that work incomplete, so he supplemented it based on his research of documents and records and his own experience and published this book. It consists of 12 juan in 10 volumes, grouped under these headings: seasons, 12 ways of planting, flower fruits, tree fruits, fruits, tree flowers, thorny leaf flowers, herb flowers, bamboo, grass, vegetables, melons, and beans. The classifications are clear and the entries are arranged in a well-organized manner. The section on seasons introduces, in great detail, horticultural activities for each month. The section on planting describes methods of planting and maintenance, such as sowing seeds, separating seedlings, cuttings, grafting, rooting, transplanting, arranging, watering, adding soil to protect the roots, picking fruits, and harvesting seeds. When he quotes from earlier works, the author also cites the sources. The work introduces a total of 32 kinds of fruits, 91 flowers, 22 species of bamboo and trees, and 40 vegetables, and it gives planting methods for the 185 species discussed. The three prefaces, all written in 1620, are by Wang Yuanmao, Chen Yuansu, and the author. This copy is bound in the traditional Chinese binding technique, called "gold inlaid with jade," in which an extra sheet of paper is inserted in the fold of the double-page spread to strengthen and preserve the paper, and so it is in good condition. World Digital Library.

Names

• Zhou, Wenhua, active 17th century, bu ci
• Wang, Yuanmao, xu
• Chen, Yuansu, xu
• Zhou, Yunzhai, bu ci
• Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

• [China : s.n.], Ming Wanli geng xin [48 nian, 1620]

Notes

• -  Also available in digital form.
• -  八行十八字. Eight lines, with eighteen characters per line.
• -  十冊二函. Ten volumes in two cases.
• -  原題:「吳郡周文華含章補次」，按補次云者，當謂就周允齋花史補次為是書也。四庫存目釋吳郡為蘇州，近吳縣志藝文考列是書於吳縣，而誤「華」為「萃」。又此本書題作:「致富仝書」，上書口刻:「圃史」二字，自序則稱為汝南圃史。提要未釋「汝南」之義，頗疑「汝」當作「江」，字之誤也。王元懋(序)，陳元素(序)萬曆四十八年(1620)，自序萬曆四十八年(1620).

Medium

• 10 v.

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2012402770

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LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2012402770

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