Discuss The Study On The Laws Of Sphragistics In Qing Dynasty

In the Yuan and Ming Dynasty,epigraphy declines after the blossom in Song Dynasty.Among the epigraphy works in Yuan and Ming Dynasty,they are almost"lacking of innovation,piling up materials,and full with cliches even wrong information."This is why they are ignored by later epigraphy experts.On the laws of sphragistics which is generated in this time,gradually develops into the recordation style of epigraphy.Since tines goes to the Qing Dynasty,the laws of sphragistics accords with the ideas of people with visions who want to reform literature style and make rules for literature works.So,the laws of sphragistics attracts attention from them,and a lot of works come out.Ten of them are especially important,Zhu Jirong,an experts in Qing Dynasty compiles them together as Jin Shi Quan Li to guide the writing of epitaph.This thesis aims to introduce the special background of this blossom in Qing Dynasty,the published works of laws of sphragistics in this time,the contents and features of these works and the value,aiming to describe the outlook of laws of sphragistics in Qing Dynasty.The first part,introduction,aims to suggest the value of the study,the research status,and the research contents.From the second part of this thesis,the research gets straight to the point.First of all,the reason why the laws of sphragistics rises and the development situation before Qing Dynasty is introduced.Although the laws of sphragistics before Qing Dynasy developed slowly,it cannot be ignored.This is the base for the coming zenith of the development of the laws of sphragistics.The next part is about the background in Qing Dynasty for the height of the laws of sphragistics,such as the renaissance of epigraphy at that time and the objective requirement of epitaph.The fourth part describes ten important works of the laws of sphragistics born in Qing Dynasty,including author,time,editions and the advantages and disadvantages of the contents.They are in different styles,involving various contents,having distinct emphases and plays different roles to the contribution of epigraphy.However,owning to these works,the laws of sphragistics develops into an important part of epigraphy.The next part is about the classification system of the laws of sphragistics.On the basis of the experts in Qing Dynasty,new classification system is created in this thesis.Moreover,taking the example "time",the advantages and disadvantages of the writers in Qing Dynasty is suggested.The laws of sphragistics as an subject which guide the writing of epigraph,is difficult to identified as epigraphy or literature.From this,this thesis reveals the importance of the laws of sphragistics in epigraphy and literature.The last part is the epilogue.It is about the value of the academic research,and academic prospects of the laws of sphragistics.