Dear colleagues,
Hope you are doing well! I'm forwarding the message below on behalf of
Professor Beverly Bossler.
Sincerely,
Ya Zuo
Dear Colleagues:
I happened to come across the following anomaly and wondered if anyone
else on the list has noticed and/or can explain:
The 2016 second printing of the 全宋筆記, 第三編 v. 3 silently omits one of the
biji that was included in the original 2008 publication (see the front
covers below). The missing biji is 王氏談錄, attributed to 王欽臣 (though internet
research reveals that there is some controversy about who the actual author
was). If nothing else, this situation greatly complicates citation of
anything in either volume, as the page numbers of all the biji in the
volume are different in the first and second printings. Any insights on why
this biji was omitted from the second printing? Do you know of any other
instances of this in the Quan Song biji.
Best,
Beverly
--
Beverly Bossler
Chair, Department of East Asian Studies
Professor of East Asian Studies and History
Brown University
Box 1850
(401) 863-9764
Providence, RI 02912
[image: PXL_20220314_133657986.jpg]
Dear Professor Beverly Bossler,
The omission of 王氏談錄 in the new print of 全宋筆記 第三編第三冊 seems to be due to the
fact that 王氏談錄 was recorded TWICE in the original print. In the original
print, it was recorded in vol. 10 of 第一編 as well as vol.3 of 第三編. In the
attachment, I put the screenshot of both occurrences of 王氏談錄 in the
original print of 全宋筆記. I do not have a copy of the new print, but I also
notice there are discrepancies over exactly how many biji titles were
included in the 全宋筆記. Some news sources
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2231226 say there are 477
titles, but this seems to be not the correct number (for example, check out
this catalog: https://chinese-cat.lib.cam.ac.uk/mulu/fb57106.html).
If you hear of any updates on this issue please also keep me posted. Thanks
a lot!
Best wishes,
Xiao
On Fri, Jun 24, 2022 at 6:35 PM Ya Zuo leahyzuo@gmail.com wrote:
Dear colleagues,
Hope you are doing well! I'm forwarding the message below on behalf of
Professor Beverly Bossler.
Sincerely,
Ya Zuo
Dear Colleagues:
I happened to come across the following anomaly and wondered if anyone
else on the list has noticed and/or can explain:
The 2016 second printing of the 全宋筆記, 第三編 v. 3 silently omits one of the
biji that was included in the original 2008 publication (see the front
covers below). The missing biji is 王氏談錄, attributed to 王欽臣 (though internet
research reveals that there is some controversy about who the actual author
was). If nothing else, this situation greatly complicates citation of
anything in either volume, as the page numbers of all the biji in the
volume are different in the first and second printings. Any insights on why
this biji was omitted from the second printing? Do you know of any other
instances of this in the Quan Song biji.
Best,
Beverly
--
Beverly Bossler
Chair, Department of East Asian Studies
Professor of East Asian Studies and History
Brown University
Box 1850
(401) 863-9764
Providence, RI 02912
[image: PXL_20220314_133657986.jpg]
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