Abstract:

The woodblock-printed Shi Ji (Records of the Grand Historian) of Yuan Dynasty annotatedby Yang Shaohe in his Ying Shu Yu Lu was once lost after Fu Zengxiang looked over it, until the authorfound it recently in the Yuan’s complimentary books collected in the library of Zhejiang University.Through the physical research, it can be concluded that this edition is indeed a woodblock-printed whichreprinted by You Ming as Fu said. The reasons for people’s misjudgment are as follows: ① As a re-carvededition, its characteristics are similar to that of the Zhongtong edition, and Jianyang engraving editionin the early Ming Dynasty inherited the font style of the Yuan Dynasty; ② As a post printed edition, thewooden records of “Fengcheng You Ming Da Sheng Corrected” have been gouged out; ③ Five articles inthis book, including Shi Ji Zheng Yi Xu, which with a wooden record of “Fengcheng You Ming Da ShengCorrected and Added” have been taken away, so there is no any trace of You Ming; ④ The last seven linesof Dong Pu's Preface was cut off, and the words ‘Huang Yuan’ in supplementary copy on the basis ofShen Du Zhai’s edition which copied in Ming dynasty misled some people.

Key words:

Haiyuan Pavilion Library, Shi Ji (Records of the Grand Historian), Woodblock-printedbook of the Yuan Dynasty, Re-carved edition by You Ming