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The Compiling Of Siku Quan Shu's Impact On The Book Storage In Qing Dynasty

Posted on:2009-01-22Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X Z TangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360245953901Subject:History of Ancient China
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Siku Quanshu was compiled under Emperor Qianlong leading in middle times of the reign of Emperor Qianlong for strengthening civil administration and lasting political stability, which is the biggest comprehensive series in history in China. The biggest historic value of Siku Quanshu is not only saving historical documents and records, but also passing on the Chinese traditional culture, and having great influence on the academic study at that times and of later ages. The realization of the greatest historic value of Siku Quanshu has directly close relationship with library, and then Library Security can achieve.The Compilation of the Siku Quanshu had an enormous influence on the Qing Dynasty collection, which made a big development on officials and private collections. The Compiling process of Siku Quanshu was"putting collection in Compiling". There are seven copies from confirming the compiling structure of Siku Quanshu to the compilation. The Sikuquanshuzongmu which is in the"Siku Quanshu"Compiling process and Siku Quanshu which is in the construction of"Four Corners in Cabinet"and"three Jiangsu and Zhejiang Corner creating"are also perfect collection management system, to open the"three Jiangsu and Zhejiang Corner creating"a collection of ancient China officials precedent. The quantity and variety of series of Qing officials created the record of the collection of ancient books. The compiling of"Siku Quanshu"impacted on developments of Tautology, Emendation, directory, to put the promotion of the Qing academics to buy and collect. The grand of Emperor Qianlong awarding to the men who carried their books to Siku greatly mobilized the enthusiasm of private collections. Private collections were increasing and the scale had expanded; private collections bloomed greatly, and collections are both good and large; closed private collections management gradually towards opening up. The printing industry was unprecedented development; the market of books was unprecedented prosperity. The influence on compiling of"Siku Quanshu"made a period of great prosperity of Qing Dynasty. However, the compiling process of"Siku Quanshu"was also the"fiscal levies"process, that is, the so-called breach hinder the rebellion court rule books to the inventory offensive to the culture of a collection of doom. Qianlong personally commanded in the"Siku Quanshu"compiling are both of the merits and demerits, but is a major achievement.Academic was a lack of comprehensive and systematic in-depth study to the impact of compiling of"Siku Quanshu"on book collection before, this paper attempts to conduct a comprehensive study in depth the pack of"Siku Quanshu"from the compiling the collection of the Qing Dynasty and make a in-depth understanding . A deeper understanding of"Siku Quanshu"compiling accelerates the development of Qing Dynasty book collection, preserves a broad array of literature books resources, makes a contribution to the pass of human civilization.This paper is divided into three parts:Part I: the historical background and purpose of"Siku Quanshu"compiling.Part II: the impaction of"Siku Quanshu"compiling to collections of the Qing officials.Part III: the impaction of"Siku Quanshu"compiling to the private collections of the Qing Dynasty.Conclusion:"Siku Quanshu"compiling has a tremendous impact on the development of China's Qing Dynasty, make a great prosperity of ancient books collection .The Qing Dynasty's large collection development ensures the greatest historical value realization of"Siku Quanshu"Compiling.
Keywords/Search Tags:Siku Quanshu, Compilation, Impaction, Official Book Collection, Private Collections
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