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Author: Yu Jiaxi
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Publish Date: 2001-03-01
Features: Professor Yu Jiaxi is renowned as a master in the fields of history, ancient text collation, and bibliography. This book is a combined edition of his two seminal works, "Microscopic Studies in Bibliography" and "General Principles of Ancient Books." Bibliography serves as the gateway discipline for the collation and study of ancient texts. "Microscopic Studies" is one of the earliest systematic and innovative bibliographic works of modern times, providing detailed discussions on the systems of various bibliographic works, the origins and development of bibliography, and the evolution of bibliographic categories. The four volumes "Reading Ancient Books: Distinguishing Authenticity, Understanding Systems, Discussing Arrangement, and Identifying Additions" meticulously explain the general principles of ancient books from the Han and Wei dynasties and earlier. The language of this book is concise, the arguments rigorous, the examples extensive and relevant, making it an invaluable guide for academic research, resolving doubts, and inspiring further exploration. It remains an important reference work for the collation and study of ancient texts today.