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Facsimiles of Items Listed in the Hubei Provincial Catalogue of Precious Ancient Books

Facsimiles of Items Listed in the HubeiProvincial Catalogue of Precious Ancient Books

Poetry Collection of Du Fu with Annotations from a Thousand Scholars, comprising 20 volumes of poetry, 2 volumes of prose, and 1 volume of supplementary materials. Poems by Du Fu (Tang dynasty,618-907 AD). Carved by Yuji Shanren,and printed by Mingyi Shanrenin the 15th year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming dynasty (1536).

Categorized and Annotated Collection of the Poems by Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty, comprising 10 volumes of poetry, 4 volumes of prose, 1 volume of supplementary collections, 1 volume of chronological biography, 1 volume of a collection of poems on the same theme by various Tang poets, 1 volume of presentation inscriptions, and 1 volume of extracts of critical writings on Wang Wei’s poetry and paintingsfromuccessive dynasties. Written y Wang Wei(Tang dynasty, 618-907 AD). Compiled by Gu Qijing (Ming dynasty,1368–1644), and woodblock-printed in the 35thyear of the Jiajing reign of the Ming dynasty (1556) at Gu family’s Qizi Zhai.

Treasury of Poets’ Discourses, 1 volume. AnonymousManuscript, Ming dynasty (1368–1644).

Collections of Prefaces and Postscripts by Su Shi and Huang Tingjian.Written by Su Shi and Huang Tingjian(Song dynasty,960–1279).Woodblock-printed edition, Ming dynasty(1368–1644).

Complete Works of Lu Xiangshan, 36 volumes. Written by Lu Xiangshan (also known as Lu Jiuyuan, Song dynasty,960–1279). Woodblock-printed in the 40th year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming dynasty (1561). Revised edition in the 19th year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing dynasty (1680).

Newly carved woodblock-printed edition of the  Collected Works of Shi Jie, 20 volumes. Written by Shi Jie (Song dynasty,960–1279). Manuscript, Ming dynasty (1368–1644).

New Ritual Compendium of the Five Rites of the Zhenghe Reign(1111–1118) , 220 volumes. Written by Zheng Juzhong (Song dynasty, 960–1279) and others. Manuscript, Qing dynasty (1644–1912).