Li shi [Explications of (Inscriptions) in Clerical Script].
27 juan in 18 vols. Large 8vo, orig. wrappers, new stitching. [China]: Lousong shuwu [“The Tower Pine Library”], 1777-78.
This book by Hong Kuo (1117-84), records the texts of inscriptions on stone monuments dating from the Han-Wei period, which corresponds to the rules of the Han empire (202 BCE-220 CE) and the state of Wei (220-266 CE). The Wei was one of the powers that fought for supremacy in the empire’s wake. The book’s author, Hong Kuo, was born in the Song empire when it controlled all of China but lived in what is now known as the Southern Song... More