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Original Title: The Sixth Lot Of National Precious Antique Books Announced – 752 New Discoveries Selected And Broadcast To The World
On November 13, a reporter from The Paper (www.thepaper.cn) learned of a press conference held by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism that announced the sixth batch of the national list of precious old books and the list of key national protection units for old books. There are 752 ancient books and 23 key national protection units for ancient books have been named. The old books evaluated this time cover all kinds of precious classics in different periods, different ethnic groups, different regions, different forms of carriers, and different forms of binding in China. Among them, the newly discovered “Qianlong Yuding Stone Jing” during the selection period is the first rubbing of the Qing Dynasty. Since the Confucian Mansion was rewarded in the first year of Jiaqing, it has been preserved to this day; the oldest extant copy of the “Rima” from the Northern Song dynasty was collected.
“Qianlong Royal Ding Shi Jing”Selection of precious and newly discovered classics
So far, a total of six lots have been collected from the National Catalog of Precious Antique Books from the first batch in 2008, and a total of 13,026 national precious antique books have been included, and 203 have been named as “National Key Protected Antique Books “.
The sixth batch of the “National Catalog of Precious Antique Books” covers various precious classics in different periods, different ethnic groups, different regions, different forms of carriers, and different forms of binding in China. According to Rao Quan, curator of the National Library, there are 23 ancient books on silk and silk from the pre-Qin and Han dynasties, 29 ancient books from the Wei, Jin, southern and northern dynasties, Sui and Tang dynasties, 91 books Ancient books of the Song, Liao, Xia, Jin and Yuan dynasties, 503 ancient books of the ancient Ming and Qing dynasties, covering 94 ancient books of the Ming and Qing dynasties. 9 ethnic languages including Khotan, Tibetan, Mongolian, Yi, Manchu, Dongba, Dai, Hydrology, and ancient Zhuang characters; 12 old books of other languages, covering Sanskrit, Latin, German, etc. Kind of text.
The birth process of this old book batch catalog also showcases a number of new achievements and discoveries from the census and old book collection in recent years. For example, in the collection of old books of recent years, the National Library bought three new old prints. Among them, the 927 block print version of “Buddha Viewing on Maitreya Bodhisattva Shangsheng Dousita Tianjing” in Tang Tiancheng’s second year after the Five Dynasties is the first known recorded print in China. , It is an important example of early printed materials; the Nanjing library bought the Northern Song Dynasty version of “Ritual Rhyme”, which is the oldest recorded copy in the country and abroad; Hubei Provincial Library recently purchased the Northern Song Dynasty “Dafang Guangfohua” script “The Strict Sutra”, the paper and ink are fine, rare and precious.
Through the ancient book census, several precious ancient books have also been discovered, such as the “Qianlong Yuding Stone Writing” collected by the Confucius Museum, which is a new discovery made by the National Center for the Protection of Ancient Books in 2019 when the National Antique Book Conservation Center held a general research and cataloging training class for tracing. The Confucius Mansion was awarded in the first year of Jiaqing and has been preserved to this day; the early Ming Dynasty “Ru Tie” rubbings collected by the Chongqing Library are also important discoveries in the cataloging of inscriptions; the fragmented copy of the Song “Du Gong” dynasty discovered by the Shanghai Library during the ancient book census “Bu Caotang’s Poems” can be combined with the collections of the National Library and the Shanghai Museum.
Famous manuscript notebooks are also constantly emerging. Famous manuscripts, manuscripts, quotes and postscripts are in an orderly collection and are of significant documentary and cultural value. The catalog and source of the poems and essays noted in the eyebrow of the book are handwritten by Fan Qin, the owner of the Tianyi Pavilion.
Among the old books on the map, there is also a batch of picture books in selected beautifully drawn colors. For example, the “Complete Map of the Inner and Outer City of Beijing” compiled by the National Library of China during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty shows the walls, gates, palaces, government offices, royal palaces, temples, and intersecting streets of the city of Beijing and Hu Ping. Draw a detailed, color-rich map of Beijing.
Precious old books in minority languages also shine in this selection, such as the Tibetan “Prajna Paramita Eight Thousand Songs”, the first Qing copper plate printing selected among the old books in minority languages, and “Water Margin” and “Journey to the West “of Mongolia. “A dream of red mansions” is an example of cultural exchanges and mutual learning between ethnic groups. There is no shortage of first copies of classics in other precious old books, such as the 1867 Hamburg edition “Das Kapital” (Volume One) compiled by the National Library, which is the first printing in German and is in the old collection of Li Yimeng. It has an important editing value.
Rao Quan said that in the next step, the National Library will further promote the compilation and publication of the “National Catalog of Ancient Books Census Record” and the “General Catalog of Ancient Books of China” (subprovincial volumes) to promote outreach comprehensive of the census results. Increase research and application of ancient book protection technology, focus on strengthening the rescue of precious and endangered ancient books and documents, promote the inclusion of ancient book classification standards in the standard classification system of cultural relics and promote the integration of the protection of ancient books and the protection of cultural relics.
Lasted two and a half years, the third expert review
The national catalog of precious old books and the review of the national key protection units of old books are important contents of the protection of old books. The sixth batch of request and review work of the “National Catalog of Precious Antique Books” and “National Key Protection Units for Antique Books” was launched in May 2018. After the national request, compilation, peer review, inspection from the site, announcement on the website, recommendation of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, The State Council finally selected 752 national precious old books and named 23 key national protection units for old books.
Chen Binbin, a first-level inspector of the Department of Public Service of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, presented that since the start of this request and review in 2018, the National Center for the Protection of Antique Books has received a total of 3,981 old books from all the levels of old book storage institutions across the country. Each unit declared the sixth batch of key protection units. After preliminary examination, re-examination and third examination, combined with on-site verification of some old books and all applicants, a review meeting was finally called and 752 old books were selected in the sixth batch of the list National Precious Antique Book Recommendations, and 23 applicants were selected. The sixth batch of recommended national old book protection units.
In this selection, the peer review implemented a system of three reviews. Li Zhizhong, director of the National Committee of Experts on the Protection of Ancient Books, said that the revision adheres to the “three-revision” system and 86 revision experts in various fields are hired to conduct a centralized revision. The preliminary review of the “National Catalog of Precious Antique Books” was carried out in mid-March 2019, divided into 12 professional groups including Jing, History, Zi, Ji, Minority Language Documents, Simplified and Silk Ancient Books, Jinshi Tablet Extension, Dunhuang and Buddhist Documents and Maps. Take a review.
“The revision work strictly complies with the relevant provisions of the” Interim Measures for the application and revision of the National Catalog of Precious Antique Books “. In principle, the selection is from the first and second level of antique books. The requirements are” early age , lower circulation and high value. “Old books in minority languages depend on the specific situation.” The lower limit of the era was relaxed until 1949, “Li Zhizhong said.
After the preliminary review was completed, the Office of the National Center for the Protection of Antiquities organized experts and staff to carry out an on-site assessment and verification of some of the suspicious declarations. From June 25 to 26 and October 15 to 16, 2019, in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the National Center for the Protection of Ancient Books organized a review and a third review, and finally determined the list of recommendations to present.
