New Discovery of the Historical Materials on Shandong Library's Restoration Work
Now stored in Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library of Toronto University,Canada,Da Ming Zhengde Yihai Chongkan Gaibing WuYinLeiJuSiShengPian and Da Ming Zhengde Yihai Chongkan Gaibing WuYin-JiYun,block-printed edition in Ming Dynasty,were originally collected by the Canadian scholar James Mellon Menz-ies.This book was seriously damaged.In 1935,Shandong Provincial Library was responsible for the restoration,cop-ying and binding of the book.At that time,James Mellon Menzies was a professor of archaeology in the Institute of Chinese Studies at Qilu University,and has a good relationship with the Library's Curator Wang Xiantang.Shandong Provincial Library attached great importance to this book and tried its best to repair it.Although there were some defects in the technique,it was limited by the huge amount of work and cannot be perfect.This book is the only one in the restoration history of Shandong Provincial Library before the founding of the People's Republic of China.It can make up for the shortage of restoring historical materials of Shandong Provincial Library.
Restoration of ancient booksBook collectionCanadaJames Mellon MenziesLibrary