Abstract:

At present, a Ming dynasty’s block-printed edition of Complete Works of History as A Mirror with 382 volumes has been collected and stored in Shenyang Normal University Library. As a special collection of historiography, this book had been proofread, edited and published by Lu Jin in the Ming dynasty. Using time and event as the key link, this book recorded the ancient Chinese history for almost 7000 years from Fuxi's era to the first year of the Chongzhen
Emperor in the Ming dynasty. It is an extremely rare block-printed edition and cannot be found in any other libraries in China so far. Therefore, this book has significant value of both historical document and edition.

Key words: Ming dynasty’s block-printed edition, Complete Works of History as a Mirror, Lu Jin, Shenyang Normal University