| Geng Wenguang is a important book collector and bibliographerin Lingshi, Shanxi province during the period of Dao Guang, Tong Zhiand Guang Xu emperor. There are as many as80,000volumes ofbooks in Geng clan. Geng is a prolific and famous bibliographer inlate Qing dynasty. At present, there exist three works: Wan JuanJing Hua Lou Cang Shu Ji, Su Xi Yu Yin Du Shu Pu and Mu Lu Xue. Inthe work Cang Shu Ji, it has a total volume of146and records200,000words, along with the complete formats, which is regardedas the first large and comprehensive summary-style bibliographyvia single person’s effort since the Si Ku Quan Shu Zong Mu in Qingdynasty.However, Geng Wenguang and the value of Cang Shu Ji have notbeen gained its great attention in the academia recently. Regardingthe research into Cang Shu Ji, it simply remains the introduction offormat, instead of exploring the history necessity and individualoriginality of Geng clan’s arrangement from the perspective of thedevelopment of bibliography.The thesis, based on the deficiencies above, combines thehistorical context of bibliography development and attempts tothoroughly sort out the format in Cang Shu Ji by virtue of analyzing the way of description, the classification of book and the edition ofcollection, thus discovering its features. By categorizing andanalyzing the preface……the thesis summarizes the bibliographythought and academic attitudes, discussing the reasons why GengWenguang fades into oblivion throughout his life.The exploration of Geng Wenguang’s value of academy,education and culture as well as the renaissance of his deservedhistorical position is conducive to study the complete history ofbibliography, to sort out the evolvement of bibliography, to promotethe traditional culture in Shanxi, to exploit tourism resources, toelevate the development and prosperity economically and socially. |
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