An Analysis of Zhu Yizun's Zhucha Xingji Bibliography
Zhu Yizun's Zhucha Xingj i Bibliography is a concise catalogue in the form of account books,numbered with 24 characters such as Xin Shi Shu J ing Bai Fa,and most book entries have but only two elements:title and number of volumes.By comparing various documents,the author,volume and other hidden information of most books can be verified.The number of books recorded in the whole bibliography is roughly estimated to be about 780 kinds,5000 copies and 24000 volumes,and the copies and volumes between most characters is relatively average,which should reflect the real state of box storage at that time.The bibliography should have been compiled no earlier than the thirty-first year of the Kangxi Dynasty(1692),but the lower limit is not yet fully clear.
Zhu YizunZhucha Xingji BibliographyConcise catalogue in the form of account books