Author: SIMA QIÀN A.O.
Title: Èrshisi-Shi (The Twenty-Four Histories). Complete in 20 volumes.
Description: Beijing, Zhonghua Book Company, 1997. Hardcovers. some front boards very slightly spotted and rubbed, otherwise in good condition ¶ Zhonghuá-edition. First edition. Chinese text. The Twenty-Four Histories: pinyin: Èrshísì Shi; Wade-Giles: Erh-shih-szu shih, also known as the Orthodox Histories: pinyin: Zhèngshi, are the Chinese official historical books covering a period from 3000 BC to the Ming dynasty in the 17th century. The Han dynasty official Sima Qian established many of the conventions of the genre, but the form was not fixed until much later. Starting with the Tang dynasty, each dynasty established an official office to write the history of its predecessor using official court records. As fixed and edited in the Qing dynasty, the whole set contains 3213 volumes and about 40 million words. It is considered one of the most important sources on Chinese history and culture.The title "Twenty-Four Histories" dates from 1775 which was the 40th year in the reign of the Qianlong Emperor. This was when the last volume, the History of Ming was reworked and a complete set of the histories produced.Content:1 Records of the Grand historian2 Book of Han3 Book of Later Han4 Book of Jin5 Book of Song6 Book of Liang7 Book of Northern Qi8 History of the Southern Dynasties9 History of the Northern Dynasties10-11 Old book of Tang12 New Book of Tang13 Old history of the Five Dynasties14-16 History of Song17 History of Liao18 Yuan Dynasty19-20 Ming Dynasty
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Title: Èrshisi-Shi (The Twenty-Four Histories). Complete in 20 volumes.
Description: Beijing, Zhonghua Book Company, 1997. Hardcovers. some front boards very slightly spotted and rubbed, otherwise in good condition ¶ Zhonghuá-edition. First edition. Chinese text. The Twenty-Four Histories: pinyin: Èrshísì Shi; Wade-Giles: Erh-shih-szu shih, also known as the Orthodox Histories: pinyin: Zhèngshi, are the Chinese official historical books covering a period from 3000 BC to the Ming dynasty in the 17th century. The Han dynasty official Sima Qian established many of the conventions of the genre, but the form was not fixed until much later. Starting with the Tang dynasty, each dynasty established an official office to write the history of its predecessor using official court records. As fixed and edited in the Qing dynasty, the whole set contains 3213 volumes and about 40 million words. It is considered one of the most important sources on Chinese history and culture.The title "Twenty-Four Histories" dates from 1775 which was the 40th year in the reign of the Qianlong Emperor. This was when the last volume, the History of Ming was reworked and a complete set of the histories produced.Content:1 Records of the Grand historian2 Book of Han3 Book of Later Han4 Book of Jin5 Book of Song6 Book of Liang7 Book of Northern Qi8 History of the Southern Dynasties9 History of the Northern Dynasties10-11 Old book of Tang12 New Book of Tang13 Old history of the Five Dynasties14-16 History of Song17 History of Liao18 Yuan Dynasty19-20 Ming Dynasty
Keywords: landen; azie; China
Price: EUR 550.00 = appr. US$ 597.77 Seller: Antiquariaat Isis
- Book number: 623592
- Book number: 623592
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