Compendium of Historical Documents on the Ming Dynasty

Author: Xu Shu
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: ★16-inch hardcover, Beijing Library Press (predecessor of the National Library Press) 1st edition, 1st printing ★Includes Qing Dynasty Liu Chenggan's Ming Shi Li An, Qing Pan Chengzhang's Gu Shi Kao Yi, Ming Dynasty Liu Ruoyu's Ming Gong Shi, Qing Zhu Yizun's Ming Shi Guan Gao Zhuan, Qing Fang Xiangying's Ming Shi Fen Gao Can Ben, and Modern Mao Naiyong's Ji Ming Feng Jue Biao, among others ★Based on manuscripts, copies, and printed books compiled or published before 1949, with no changes made to the content or text in the photolithographic printing process ★Provides invaluable reference materials for both academic researchers and general readers.
In the mid-1930s, the Open University Press published The Complement to the Twenty-Five Histories, compiling over two hundred supplementary works into one collection, greatly facilitating scholars' research. The pioneering effort of this project is truly commendable. However, The Complement only covered tables, chronicles, and biographies of various histories, leaving other sections still inaccessible. To address this, we have expanded the scope of selected books beyond The Complement and compiled The Twenty-Four Histories: Supplements and Corrections, including over one hundred and sixty works.