Abstract:

There is not much word in Yu Minzhong’s manuscript, and the previous researches take it as the reference of the study on the process of The Siku Quanshu or the contribution to the process of The Siku QuanShu by Yu. But it contains some details which the previous researches are not refer to, such as the choice criteria of The Yongle Dadian, the management on series of books, the use of the outside books,the restriction of copiers. It would enrich our knowledge on the academic phenomenon in the middle term of Qing dynasty.

Key words: The settlement of The Yongle Dadian, The Siku Zongmu Tiyao, Series of books, Copiers, The outside books.