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was to form four libraries, called Sse-]cou. or the four Treasures. 

 It yet continues to be printed, and in 1818 there had already 

 appeared seventy-eight thousand six hundred and twenty-seven 

 volumes, of that vast collection.* There has been published by 

 order of the Emperor two accurate catalogues ; one very much 

 abridged, in fifteen small volumes, 12mo., (Peking, 1775,) and the 

 other very extensive in one hundred and thirty-eight volumes, 8vo., 

 (Peking, 1782.) 



* The following is a Catalogue of the bibliographic divisions in which are 

 distributed these 78,627 volumes. 



CLASSICAL OR REGARDED AS SACRED WORKS. 



(KING.) 



NOTE. The numbers that follow each article indicate the number of volumes 

 contained in all the works comprised in that division. The first, relative to I-king, 

 embraces 1,526 different works. 



The Book of Variations (I-King) l,750vols. 



The Book of Annals (CJiou-King) 661 



The Book of Songs (Chi-King) 951 



The Book of Manners and Customs ( Li-King), that is to say the 



three Rituals entitled Tcheou-li, I-li, and Li-ki 2,168 



The Chronicle of the Kingdom of Lou 1,818 



The Book of filial Piety (Hiao-King) 17 



Works relative to the interpretation of King 717 



THE FOUR CLASSICAL BOOKS. 



The great Doctrine, the Invariable medium, the Discourses of 



Confucius and the Philosopher Meng-tseu 732 



Works upon Music 482 



Elementary Books 913 



HISTORICAL WORKS. 



Collection of the Histories of all the Dynasties 3,681 



Annals, in Chronological order 2,066 



General History 1,205 



Particular Histories 1,485 



Collections of Ordinances and Imperial Decisions 1,474 



Biographies 949 



Historical Documents 18 



Descriptions of particular Districts 389 



