图书馆杂志

图书馆杂志 ›› 2024, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (403): 117-126.

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楼台海上:郁松年与宜稼堂藏书

陈 熙(复旦大学中华古籍保护研究院)王涵笑(上海交通大学人文学院)   


  • 出版日期:2024-11-15 发布日期:2024-12-02
  • 作者简介:陈 熙 复旦大学中华古籍保护研究院,副研究员。研究方向:历史人文地理。作者贡献:选题拟定、论文修改及定稿。E-mail:chen_xi@fudan.edu.cn 上海 200433 王涵笑 上海交通大学人文学院,博士研究生。研究方向:古籍保护与修复。作者贡献:资料收集、论文撰写。 上海 200433

From a Merchant to a Bibliophile: Yu Songnian and His Collection of Books in Yi Jia Tang

Chen Xi (Ancient Books Preservation and Conservation Institute, Fudan University  Wang Hanxiao (School of Humanities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University)   


  • Online:2024-11-15 Published:2024-12-02
  • About author:Chen Xi (Ancient Books Preservation and Conservation Institute, Fudan University)Wang Hanxiao (School of Humanities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

摘要: 郁松年在先世积累殷实家财的基础上,不遗余力购书、藏书。顶峰之时,汇聚了全国私家藏书之精华,总计数十万卷,并手自校雠,刻成《宜稼堂丛书》,成为咸同年间首屈一指的藏书大家。太平天国兵燹造成江南私家藏书大量散出,郁松年承接了江南各家散出藏书,保护了诸多珍贵的古籍,亦进一步实现了郁氏家族向“儒商”角色的转变。郁氏藏书既沿袭了前人“好古求宋”的藏书观念,又受到“经世致用”思想的影响,所藏之书,既有宋元珍本,亦有大批实用书籍,还有不少西方自然科学相关书籍,带上了明显的时代烙印。郁氏乐善好施、惜才重教,不仅乐于出借、刊刻流通,且将藏书投于当地教育之中。郁松年身后,其藏书又成就了陆心源、丁日昌等藏书大家。尽管郁氏宜稼堂藏书持续时间不长,但却在清咸同年间江南的私家藏书传承中发挥了承上启下的关键作用。

Abstract: Yu Songnian spared no effort to collect books, especially precious ancient books of the SongDynasty and the Yuan Dynasty after he obtained great wealth from the business . At the peak, he gatheredthe essence of private collections from all over China in Shanghai, totaling more than 100,000 volumes.In addition, he also collated these books and compiled them into the Yi Jia Tang Series accordinglybecame a supreme bibliophile during the period from Xianfeng emperor to Tongzhi emperor. The TaipingWar caused a great disaster in the history of private book collecting in China. At that time, Yu Songnianre-collected various missed books from other collectors in Jiangnan area, preserving many valuableancient books and further transforming his family to the role of “Confucian merchant. Yu Songnianscollections not only inherited the idea of only pursuing books published in the Song Dynasty from hispredecessors, but also were influenced by the idea that learning should be for practice, he collected notonly rare books published in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, but also a large number of practical books, aswell as many natural science books published by the West world, with a distinct brand of the times. Yuwas keen on charity and valued talents and education. He not only generously lent and engraved booksfor circulation, but also invested his personal collections in local education. After his death, his collectionof books became the source of such great book collectors as Lu Xinyuan and Ding Richang. It can be saidthat Yu Songnian played a key role in the history of private book collecting in China.