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always refer to the Ht # & $b T*ang shu ho ch‘ao, a combination 
of both, published in 1733. The section on literature, king tsi, is 
comprised in books 72—75 (abbrev. T'ANG LIT.). 
The 4 x Sung shi, or History of the Sung (A. D. 960—1280). 
Section on literature, i wen, books 202-209). (Abbrev. SUNG LIT.). 
The BY sh Ming shi, or History of the Ming (A.D. 1868—1644). 
Section on literature, i wen, books 96—99. (Abbrev. MING LIT,). 
The Great Encyclopedia —- 22 yj GF T*at ping yii lan, in 
1000 books, published in 983, gives at the beginning a list of 
1690 works from which quotations have been borrowed; but the 
time of publication is not indicated, nor are the titles arranged 
chronologically. (Abbrev. T. P.) 
There is another Encyclopedia, Hf FF BE FE Shi yen yao yiian, 
published in 1618, in which a very interesting bibliographical 
compilation is found. Between 2000 and 3000 works are noticed 
there. The list is chronologically arranged according to the 
dynastic periods. The names of the authors and occasionally other 
particulars are given. This list has been of great assistance to me 
in my investigations. (Abbrev. S. Y.) 
Many of the minor treatises and articles quoted in the Pen ts‘ao 
kang mu are found in the numerous # #F Ts‘ung shu, or Col- 
lections of Reprints. A catalogue of a part of these repositories 
was drawn up in 1799 with the title @ YJ GA @ fe Zu ko 
shu mu ho pien, in 10 books, enumerating all the reprinted trea- 
tises contained in each ts‘ung shu. Sometimes the author’s name 
and date of publication are given, but generally we find only the 
dry titles of the treatises. (Abbrev. H. K.) 
Much important bibliographical information has been drawn 
from the following four ts‘ung shu: 
The i Fi a Han Wei ts‘ung shu, a collection of works 
written during the Han, Wei, Tsin, Liang, and Sui dynasties. 
The last edition reproduces nearly a hundred ancient literary 
works. See Wylie 1. c. p. 209. (Abbrev. H. W.) : 
The FH ay BE We po hia siao shuo, published during the 
Ming dynasty and reproducing 480 minor treatises by authors of 
the Han, Tsin, Liang, Wei, Tang, Sung, and Ming dynasties, e 
48 books. (Abbrev. W. P.) cs De aaa 
