Libraly Journal

Libraly Journal ›› 2019, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (3): 105-109.

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A Study on the Scattering of Chen Tian’s Collection of Books

Fan Qing    

  • Online:2019-03-15 Published:2019-03-15

Abstract: For the purpose of the compilation of Ming Poetry with Recorded Events, Chen Tian had
collected a lot of literary and historical works of the Ming Dynasty in his library, Tingshi Study. In this
paper, how the books once collected by Chen Tian were scattered from Tingshi Study to bookstores, other
collectors and public libraries, is investigated in detail by referencing relevant documents, including some
catalogues, literary works, letters and diaries.

Key words:  , Chen Tian, Collection of books, Scattering