ZZQSQ2 QINDING SIKU QUANSHU. (Precious Editions from the 'Siku Quanshu' ). 欽定四庫全書. Shanghai, n.d. Various paginations of folded leaves. 24 vols. 17x10 cm. Stitched. GBP 200.00 Facsimile reproductions of four precious editions from the huge manuscript library commissioned by the Qianlong emperor and completed in 1782. In fact the basis for the present facsimile is the Commercial Press facsimile produced in 1930s. The Commercial Press selected four representative titles from each for the four collections within the 'Siku': classics, history, philosophers and general literature. Their original was the Siku copy held in the Wenyuan Ge. The coloured column lining, specially coloured covers for constituent volumes and 'wrapped back' (baobei) binding were used in the Commercial Press version and also in the present work. Please see subtitle and Chinese characters for the titles that are reproduced. In Chinese. Subjects: Rare Books Bibliography Item 104 in List 211. URL for this record: hanshan.com/?q/ZZQSQ2.HTM Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com. |