DETAILS
Author:
Wang Qi Zuan Ji
Call No. [Page No.]: AE17 .W34 [p. 72]
Document Type: Rare book
Category: Asia - China Collection
Date: 1609
Volume info: 155 volumes
Location: Asia
Notes:
The San cai tu hui 三才圖會encyclopedia is one of approximately 120,000 volumes of stitched-bound Chinese books. Most of the books were printed in the Ming (1368-1644) and early Qing (1644-1911) periods. \r\nSan cai tu hui literally means “Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Three Powers,” which are Heaven, Earth, and Man. The collection deals with all aspects of Chinese culture, but is particularly strong in medicine, Buddhism, history, and literature.\r\nDivided into 14 main subject divisions, sub-divided into many topics. Contains many illustrations, diagrams, and portraits. It is the source of most of the stylized portraits of such personages as the Yellow Emperor, Confucius, ad the ancient emperors that are found in many reference books, textbooks, and tourist manuals.\r\n
Treasure record edited by Hamilton Library at 2010-07-30 16:08:27
Call No. [Page No.]: AE17 .W34 [p. 72]
Document Type: Rare book
Category: Asia - China Collection
Date: 1609
Volume info: 155 volumes
Location: Asia
Notes:
The San cai tu hui 三才圖會encyclopedia is one of approximately 120,000 volumes of stitched-bound Chinese books. Most of the books were printed in the Ming (1368-1644) and early Qing (1644-1911) periods. \r\nSan cai tu hui literally means “Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Three Powers,” which are Heaven, Earth, and Man. The collection deals with all aspects of Chinese culture, but is particularly strong in medicine, Buddhism, history, and literature.\r\nDivided into 14 main subject divisions, sub-divided into many topics. Contains many illustrations, diagrams, and portraits. It is the source of most of the stylized portraits of such personages as the Yellow Emperor, Confucius, ad the ancient emperors that are found in many reference books, textbooks, and tourist manuals.\r\n
Treasure record edited by Hamilton Library at 2010-07-30 16:08:27
