V. 1. Works in the annalistic pattern -- Official and private historical compilations in general -- Biographical collections -- Various notes dealing with historical subjects -- Collections of memorials -- Works on political institutions -- v. 2. Works on foreign affairs and on military organisation -- Geographical works and local histories -- Works on economics and technology encyclopaedias, collectanea (congshu) -- Emperors of the Ming dynasty -- Archaic Chinese characters.

Provides annotations to almost 2,500 salient texts pertaining to the history and society of the Ming dynasty, in addition to two detailed introductions dealing with Ming historiography in general.

Local access dig.pdf. [Franke-Annotated Ming.pdf]

Bei Di Shunyi Wang Anda xiebiao 北狄順義王俺答謝表 (1571). Message of thanks to the Emperor from the Mongol Altan Khan. Cf. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 213 (7.13.17)
Jiaoli jiaoping shilüe 交黎剿平事略 (1551). Maps, memorials and other material concerning the military campaign in Annam and Hainan Island in 1548-1549. Cf. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 219 (7.6.4)

"Bingbu wen Ningxia an 兵部問寧夏案 (1548), document concerning an enquiry of the year 1548 relating to the military enterprises of Zeng Xian 曾銑 against Altan Khan in the Hetao region in 1547." In Franke, p. 212 (7.3.11)
"Xingbu wen Ningxia an 刑部問寧夏案 (1521), author unknown, documents on the judicial procedure against Chen Hao 宸濠, Prince of Ning, in 1521, after his abortive insurrection." In Franke, p. 61 (2.6.3)
"Shenqi pu 神器譜 (1598 and 1599), treatise on firearms and their use with illustrations. Written in 1598. Shenqi pu huowen 神器譜或問 (1599), an illustrated supplement", In Franke, p. 208 (7.2.5)--Cf. Franke, W. An introduction to the sources of Ming history.

2nd work Zhuozhong zhi (about 1618), by Liu Ruoyu, eunuch of the late Ming period; notes on events and proceedings in the imperial palace, in particular under the last four emperors. One of the very few works written by a eunuch, a highly relevant source for the events and life in the inner palace (written between 1628-1644). Cf. W. Franke, An Introduction to the Sources of Ming History, p. 105-105 (4.2.7)

"Da Ming huidian 大明會典 (Collected statutes of the great Ming)... the second [ed.] was ordered in 1576 and printed in 1587, and is therefore referred to as the Wanli huidian 萬曆會典. It covers the years 1479 to 1584. The huidian were based on early statutes and regulations such as the Da Mingling. The huidian are not legal works, but collections of documents showing the workings of the main organs of government, their administrative procedures, precedents, and historical development. As such, they are very important sources for institutional and political history." Cf. Wilkinson, Chinese history, a manual, p. 884.
For textual history cf. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p, 178 [6.1.12].

"Da Ming huidian 大明會典 (Collected statutes of the great Ming) . ... the second [ed.] was ordered in 1576 and printed in 1587, and is therefore referred to as the Wanli huidian 萬曆會典. It covers the years 1479 to 1584. The huidian were based on early statutes and regulations such as the Da Mingling. The huidian are not legal works, but collections of documents showing the workings of the main organs of government, their administrative procedures, precedents, and historical development. As such, they are very important sources for institutional and political history." Cf. Wilkinson, Chinese history, a manual, p. 884.

De Christiana expeditione apud Sinas suscepta ab Societate Iesu : ex P. Matthaei Ricij eiusdem Societatis com[m]entarijs. Libri V ad S.D.N. Pavlvm V in quibus Sinensis Regni mores, leges atq. instituta & novae illius Ecclesiae difficillima primordia accurate & summa fide describuntur / auctore P. Nicolao Trigavtio Belga, ex eadem Societate.
Engraved t.p. by Wolfgang Kilian. Includes index.
Signatures: a b² A-4M 4N
Binding: old vellum over boards; ink title on spine; leather ties wanting; Zikawei Library marks.

On title page, "Augustae Vind. apud Christoph. Mangium" is flanked by "anno Christi" and "MDCXV," which appear on the base of the columns.
Colophon on p. [10] at end reads: Augustae Vindelicorum, apud Christophorum Mangium. M. DC. XV.
Library copy has ZKW classification L32 and curious "Mñzÿ Andechs" inked in space below Trigault's name on t.p. device.

De Christiana expeditione apud Sinas is the earliest full account of the Jesuit China Mission. Written by Nicolas Trigault 金尼閣 (1577-1628), it is an amplification (with some misreadings and omissions) of the Italian manuscript left by Matteo Ricci after his death in 1610, which was supplemented by the Jesuits Ferreira, Longobardi, and Cattaneo. It was immediately popular and translated into German, Spanish, and Italian, and was later partially translated (by Louis Gallagher) into English. A modern Chinese translation also exists.

De Christiana expeditione apud Sinas presents the history of the mission from Xavier’s time until Matteo Ricci, the experience in Japan, and much information concerning the Chinese nation, government, philosophy, and history.
Ref: Backer-Sommervogel, VIII, 239, no. 6.
For full bibliographic reference see Ad Dudink & Nicolas Standaert, Chinese Christian Texts Database (CCT-Database).
Available online at Beyond Ricci
See also Internet Archive and several European libraries. Local access see folder: [De Christiana]

".... a maritime geography of south Asia....deals with the history, topography, products, and trade of the lands of southeast Asia, including the Philippines, the Moluccas, Brunei (on the north coast of Borneo), ...Indo-China, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, southwest caost of Borneo, a total of thirty-eight countries; discusses China's relations with Japan and the Dutch 紅毛番 ... revenue, navigation (with compass directions and distances and rhymed rules for weather prediction), and to a certain eunuch revenue collector Gao Cai, who exacted tribute from merchants....until his recall to Peking in 1615....documents and official communications between the Chinese court and various countries including Japan" -- Cf. Dictionary of Ming Biography, pp.77-78.

See also: Wilkinson, Chinese history, a manual, p. 747 ; Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, 7.7.4 (p.221-222).

".... a maritime geography of south Asia....deals with the history, topography, products, and trade of the lands of southeast Asia, including the Philippines, the Moluccas, Brunei (on the north coast of Borneo), ...Indo-China, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, southwest caost of Borneo, a total of thirty-eight countries; discusses China's relations with Japan and the Dutch 紅毛番 ... revenue, navigation (with compass directions and distances and rhymed rules for weather prediction), and to a certain eunuch revenue collector Gao Cai, who exacted tribute from merchants....until his recall to Peking in 1615....documents and official communications between the Chinese court and various countries including Japan" -- Cf. Dictionary of Ming Biography, pp.77-78.

See also: Wilkinson, Chinese history, a manual, p. 747 ; Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, 7.7.4 (p.221-222).

"...a maritime geography of south Asia...deals with the history, topography, products, and trade of the lands of southeast Asia, including the Philippines, the Moluccas, Brunei (on the north coast of Borneo), ...Indo-China, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, southwest caost of Borneo, a total of thirty-eight countries; discusses China's relations with Japan and the Dutch 紅毛番 ... revenue, navigation (with compass directions and distances and rhymed rules for weather prediction), and to a certain eunuch revenue collector Gao Cai, who exacted tribute from merchants...until his recall to Peking in 1615....documents and official communications between the Chinese court and various countries including Japan" -- Cf. Dictionary of Ming Biography, pp.77-78.
See also: Wilkinson, Chinese history, a manual, p. 747 ; Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, 7.7.4 (p.221-222).

"Dong Xi yang kao 東西洋考 (On the eastern and western oceans), 1618...is the most comprehensive Ming description of the countries of Southeast Asia." --Cf. Wilkinson, Chinese history, a manual, p. 747.
"...a maritime geography of south Asia...deals with the history, topography, products, and trade of the lands of southeast Asia, including the Philippines, the Moluccas, Brunei (on the north coast of Borneo), ...Indo-China, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, southwest caost of Borneo, a total of thirty-eight countries; discusses China's relations with Japan and the Dutch 紅毛番 ...revenue, navigation (with compass directions and distances and rhymed rules for weather prediction), and to a certain eunuch revenue collector Gao Cai, who exacted tribute from merchants...until his recall to Peking in 1615....documents and official communications between the Chinese court and various countries including Japan" -- Cf. Dictionary of Ming Biography, pp.77-78.
See also: Franke, W., An introduction to the sources of Ming history, 7.7.4 (p. 221-222).

Contents: Donglin benmo 東林本末 / Wu Yingji 吳應箕 -- Donglin shimo 東林始末 / Jiang Pingjie 蔣平階 -- Xichao zhongjie sichen zhuan 熹朝忠節死臣傳 / Wu Yingji 吳應箕 – Bixuelu 碧血錄 / Huang Yu 黃煜 -- Fushe jishi 復社紀事 / Wu Weiye 吳偉業 -- Fushe jilüe 復社紀略 / Meishishi 眉史氏 -- Hongguangchao weidonggong weihou ji danghuo jilüe 宏光朝偽東宮偽后及黨禍紀略 / Dai Mingshi 戴名世 -- Taicunlu jibian 汰存錄紀辨 / Huang Zongxi 黃宗羲.

" ... The four Chinese documents discussed on the following pages are: 1. an imperial rescript from 1571 whereby Altan-qan, the chieftain of the Twelve Tumed Mongols in the region of modern day Suiyuan, was granted the title of Shun-i wang [Shunyi Wang] 順義王 ; 2. an imperial rescript granting honorary military ranks to sixty-three Mongol noblemen, all relatives or subjects of Altan-qan ... ; 3. a composite document containing a solemn promise by Altan-qan and his underlings to end all attacks on Chinese border territories, with an agreement in twelve articles between Chinese and Mongols...; 4. a biao 表 memorial accompanying a tribute of horses from Altan-qan and his relatives and underlings" -- Introduction.

Guochao xianzhenglu 國朝獻徵錄 " .... most voluminous and important collection of biographies of eminent people living between the beginning of the [Ming] dynasty and the early Wanli period. The biographies are written by various authors and collected from the Veritable Records, epitaths, and other inscriptions, obituaries, family chronicles, and various other sources ... begun about 1594 and printed in 1616 ... Prohibited ..." Cf. Franke, W. An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p, 78 (entry 3.1.2)

Kuo-ch'üeh [Guoque] 國榷 (about 1653) ... by Tan Qian 談遷著 (1594-January 1658), a Ming loyalist, from Haining 海寧, Zhejiang ....(see entry for Huang Zongxi's date reference). "Probably the most important work of the annalistic pattern on the whole Ming period from 1328 to 1645. The last twenty-five years are dealt with more extensively, taking up more than one-sixth of the whole work. The first draft was stolen from the author by robbers in 1647; the new text was completed about 1635 and transmitted in a number of more or less varying and incomplete manuscript copies. A new edition [this ed.] based on the collation of several different manuscript-copies has been prepared by Zhang Zongxiang 張宗祥, divided into 104 juan and four introductory juan ... and published in six volumes in 1958 ...". Cf. Franke, W. Introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 38.

"Guoque 國榷 (Evaluation of the work of our dynasty), Tan Qian 談遷著 (1594-1658). Useful for basic chronology. Also in some cases it has a clearer account than in the Mingshi, especially of Ming relations with the Jianzhou 建州 Jurchen." Cf. Wilkinson, Chinese history, a manual, p. 881.

"Ku-jang tsa-lu 古穰雜錄 (1460’s) ... Notes on events and eminent officials of the early Ming period, mainly of the [Xuande, Chengtong, Qingtai and Tianshun] periods when the author was a high ranking official at Peking. The work is known also under the title [Xinye zuanwen] 莘野纂聞 .... and accordingly Mingshi give 2 juan ...but only texts in 1 juan are known..."– Cf. W. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 111 (4.5.3).

Huang Ming jingshi wenbian 皇明經世文編 (Ming documents on statecraft) ... " ... the most important topically arranged collection of Ming memorials (and other writings). The 3,145 entries (which are quoted in full) were selected from hundreds of bieji and other sources written by 430 senior officials during the course of the Ming, both in the central government and in the provinces. Many of the sources quoted have been lost, hence the value of this collection. The intention of the chief compilers (childhood friends from the Yangzi delta and Ming loyalists) was to concentrate their readers' minds at a time of impending disaster. The emphasis therefore is on practical matters of government and administrations, especially national security. The arrangement is by author and by subject matter in a chronological frame. The book was banned during the Qing." Cf. Wilkinson, E., Chinese history, a manual, p. 885.
See also: Franke, W. An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 123-124.

"Huang Ming shih-fa lu 皇明世法錄(1630) .... Political encyclopedia of the Ming dynasty containing imperial edicts, chronicles of the military achievements by T'ai-tsu and Ch'eng-tsu, and treatises on various subjects as astronomy, calendar, music and ceremonies, political, economical, financial, and military administration, economics, agriculture, communications, border defence, barbarian peoples, etc. The last nine chüan (84-92) contain biographies. Preface by the author. Completed in 1630, printed after 1632 .... etc." Cf. Franke, W. An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 196.

Huang Ming yonghua leibian 皇明泳化類編 (1570) .... Deng Qiu (1535 js.), Qiyang 祁陽, Hunan .... "Political and historical encyclopedia divided into 20 sections with 58 treatises covering the time from the beginning of the dynasty to the Longqing period. Pref. by the author 1568, and to the supplement 1570. Prohibited. Original Wanli ed., photographic reprint.... " Cf. Franke, W. An Introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 194.

[Yunzhong shiji] 雲中事記 (Jiajing)....Record of a military revolt in Datong in 1533 resulting in the death of the general Li Jin 李瑾 and its suppression....Cf. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 212 (7.3.13)

Bound with: 胡 文 穆 雜 著 / 胡 廣 撰 . 讕 言 長 語 / 曹 安 撰 . 蟫 精 雋 / 徐 伯 齡 . 震 澤 長 語 / 王 鏊 撰 . 井 觀 瑣 言 / 鄭 瑗 撰 . 南 園 漫 錄 / 張 之 淳 撰 . 雨 航 雜 錄 / 馮 時 可 撰 . 採 芹 錄 / 徐 三 重 撰 . 畫 禪 室 隨 筆 / 董 其 昌 撰 . 六 研 齋 筆 記 , 二 筆 , 三 筆 / 李 日 華 撰 . 物 理 小 識 / 方 以 智 撰 .
Hu Wenmu zazhu / Hu Guang zhuan. Lanyan changyu / Cao An zhuan. Yinjingjun / Xu Boling zhuan. Zhenze changyu / Wang Ao zhuan. Jingguan suoyan / Zheng Yuan zhuan. Nanyuan manlu / Zhang Zhichun zhuan. Yuhang zalu / Feng Shike zhuan. Cai Qin lu / Xu Sanchong zhuan. Huachanshi suibi / Dong Qichang zhuan. Liuyanzhai biji, erbi, sanbi / Li Rihua zhuan. Wuli xiaoshi / Fang Yizhi zhuan.

[Jinghai jilüe [i] 靖海紀略] (after 1554), by Zheng Mao 鄭茂, jinshi 1553 ..... Record of the invasion by the Wo pirates of the coastal areas of southern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang in 1554.....To be distinguished from another work with the same title (2.8.6). Cf. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 222-223 (7.8.5)

[Jinghai jilüe [ii] 靖海紀略] (early Chongzhen). 4 juan by Cao Lütai 曹履泰, jinshi 1625...... Collection of letters and other documentary materials dealing with the coastal pirates in Southern Fujian (one of whom was Zheng Zhilong 鄭芝龍), written when the author was an official at Tong'an 同安, near Quanzhou during the late Tianqi and early Chongzhen periods..... To be distinguished from another work with the same title (7.8.5). –Cf. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 64 (2.8.6)

[Jinglin xuji] 涇林續記 (first part of seventeenth century)....by [Zhou Xuanwei 周玄暐] (js. 1586).....Miscellaneous notes on political and other subjects of the Ming period, mainly during the Jiajing and Wanli periods.... Cf. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 114 (4.6.7)

Jiubian tushuo 九邊圖說: Maps and description of the defense organization of the northern border regions from Liaodong to Gansu. Presented to the throne in 1569. Prohibited. Longqing ed. Cf. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 213 (7.3.16)
Kaiyuan tushuo 開原圖說 (c. 1618): Maps and description of Kaiyuan and its environment, a military stronghold in Manchuria, northeast of present day Shenyang. Written late Wanli period. Cf. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p.229 (7.10.3)
***Graphic resource for maps (see others in this series for Ming blockprint illustrations)

Libu zhigao 禮部志稿 ..... "Draft monograph of the Ministry of Rites containing administrative and ceremonial regulations, imperial edicts, memorials, etc., concerning the Ministry of Rites and its subordinate offices, tables of higher officials who served there from the beginning of the dynasty to the early Tianqi period, with some biographical data, biographies of the more important officials, and treatises (備考) on ceremonies, rites, offerings, examinations, ceremonial regulations, relations with foreign peoples, public institutions like temples and schools, etc. for which the Ministry of Rites was responsible. Most treatises cover the period from the beginning of the dynasty to the end of Longqing only .... contains materials not included in the Shilu, Huidian, and Jili .... completed Taichang 1 (1620) but the tables supplemented to Tianqi 4 (1624) ... " Cf. Franke, W. Introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 181.

Martino Martini S.J. Opera Omnia / Martino Martini ; edizione diretta da Franco Demarchi.
At head of t.p.: Wei Kuangguo 衛匡國.

Description and Contents:
v. I. Letter e documenti / a cura di Giuliano Bertúccioli. 547 p. : ill. (some col), facsims., maps ; 24 cm. ISBN 88-86135-76-9.
Contents: Presentazione e Introduzione. Sigle e abbreviazioni. Elenco cronologico di un gruppo di lettere e documenti scritti o da atttribuiti a Martini o a lui riferentisi e che vengono pubblicati nel primo volume. Illustrazioni. Lettere e documenti. Appendice 1 Cronologia della vita e delle opere di Martino Martini S.J. Appendice 2 Elenco dei caratteri cinesi.
Note: Reset compendium of Martini's Latin/Italian letters and documents with Italian translation and redaction. Maps include Italian travels (1656) and the route from Goa to Macao via Makasar in the Celebes (1658). Included are Martini's writings on Chinese customs, calendrical matters and an interpretation of the Yijing and Bagua hexagrams.

v. II. Opere Minori / a cura di Giuliano Bertúccioli. 516 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims. ; 24 cm. ISBN 88-86135-77-7
Contents: Brevis Relatio de numero et qualitate Christianorum apud Sinas (Breve Relazione sul numero e la qualità dei cristiani in Cina). Zeitung aus der newen Welt oder chinesischen Kosigreichen (Relazione sul Mondo Nuovo ossia sui Regni cinesi). Qiuyou Pian 逑友篇 (Trattato sull'Amicizia). Grammatica Sinica. Zhenzhu lingxing lizheng 真主靈性理證 (Prove razionali [del'esistenza] del vero Signore e [dell'immortalità] dell'anima intelletiva.
Note: Includes facsimile reproductions of : Brevis Relation de numero et qualitate Christianorum apud Sinas (1654); Qiuyou Pian (1661); Biblioteca Apostolica Vatican, Racc. Gen. Or. III, 223; two unpublished prefaces by Shen Guang[Xian?]yu 沈光[先]裕 and Liu Ning 劉凝 (St. Petersburg, Russian National Library, n.829/I (217); Zhenzhu lingxing lizheng (1918? ed.) Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Racc. Gen. Or. III, 223/1.

v.III, tomo 1-2 + Tavole. Novus Atlas Sinensis. Latin-Italian text describing cities and provinces, with appendices for Chinese place-names. Separate Tavole (individual facsimile color maps in case, no. 233/1000), 49.5 x 34 cm. [Gold Room Folio Case]

v. IV (tomo 1-2). Sinicae Historiae Decas Prima.
v. V. De Bello Tartarico Historia e altri scritti.

Added Keywords: Calendar, Yijing, Bagua, Mission history, Theology, Mathematics, Navigation, Piracy, atlas, maps, Chinese dictionaries, grammars, proofs of the existence of God.
Added Titles: Brevis Relatio de numero et qualitate. Christianorum apud Sinas. Zeitung aus der newen Welt oder chinesischen Konigreichen. Qiuyou Pian 逑友篇. Grammatica Sinica. Zhenzhu lingxing lizheng 真主靈性理證. Atlas Sinensis. De Bello Tartarico. Sinicae Historiae Decas Prima.
Title varies: Martino Martini S.J. Opera Omnia

Local access dig.pdf [Martini-Opere Omnia 4-1, 4-2, 5]
Library has V. 1-3; v. 4-5 in pdf. 

Contents -- Foreword – Preface
Introduction from the 2011 Edition
List of Ricci's Extant Letters
Acknowledgements
The Return of Ricci's Letters to China
The Role of Ricci's Letters for My Work as Biographer
A Chinese Correspondence that Ricci Began
An Odyssey of Interreligious Dialogue
A Breach in Ricci's Existential Journey
Pioneer of Chinese-Western Dialogue & Cultural Exchange

Fully Translated Letters
Letter 7: To Martino de Fornari - Padua
Letter 10: To Claudio Acquaviva - Rome
Letter 36: To Girolamo Costa - Rome
Letter 40: To Giovanni Battista Ricci - Rome
Letter 54: To João Álvares- Rome

Translated Excerpts of Letters
Excerpts from Letter 9: To Juan Bautista Roman
Excerpts from Letter 20: To Claudio Acquaviva
Excerpts from Letter 25: To Duarte de Sande
Excerpts from Letter 53: To Francesco Pasio

Appendix 1: Biographical Notes on People Mentioned
Appendix 2: Acknowledgements from the 2011 Edition
Appendix 3: Images of Original Autographs
About the Contributors and Editors
About The Beijing Center
Bibliography

[Huang Ming jingshi wenbian 皇明經世文編 (1638).....[Chen Zilong, Xu Fuyuan, Song Zhengbi, all from Huating 華亭, Jiangsu] .... Collection of memorials and other political writings by 425 (+ 5 in the supplement) personalities beginning with Song Lian (1310-1381) and ending with Chen Zushou (jinshi 1634) selected from the collected works of the authors or from other sources. Following the main table of contents short biographies of all authors are given. More documents from the later part than from the earlier part of the dynasty are included. A rather large amount of material concerns border defence. Since in general the complete unabbreviated texts of the documents which are otherwise difficult to find or wholly unavailable are reproduced, this work represents a particularly important source.... [textual information follows, Cf. Franke, W. An introduction to the sources of Ming history, 5.1.8., p. 123-124.]

Huang Ming jingshi wenbian 皇明經世文編 (Ming documents on statecraft) ... " ... the most important topically arranged collection of Ming memorials (and other writings). The 3,145 entries (which are quoted in full) were selected from hundreds of bieji and other sources written by 430 senior officials during the course of the Ming, both in the central government and in the provinces. Many of the sources quoted have been lost, hence the value of this collection. The intention of the chief compilers (childhood friends from the Yangzi delta and Ming loyalists) was to concentrate their readers' minds at a time of impending disaster. The emphasis therefore is on practical matters of government and administrations, especially national security. The arrangement is by author and by subject matter in a chronological frame. The book was banned during the Qing." Cf. Wilkinson, E., Chinese history, a manual, p. 885.

Note author name and title variant:
“Nan-ching chü-chia-ssu chih-chang 明南京車駕司職掌 (1615). 3 juan by Ch'i Ch'eng-yeh (1565-1628, jinshi 1604). Regulations for the Bureau of Equipment 車駕清吏司 in the Nanking Ministry of War. Compiled in 1615. Printed from a manuscript copy..." -- W. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 181-182 [6.2.4]

Si ku Mingren wenji congkan 四庫明人文集叢刊

Contents: Genyueji 艮嶽記 / Zhang Hao 張淏 -- Ming Wuzong waiji 明武宗外紀 / Mao Qiling 毛奇齡 -- Tianshui bingshanlu 天水冰山錄 -- Lingshantang shuhuaji 鈴山堂書畫記 / Wen Jia 文嘉 -- Liuqing rizha 留青日札 / Tian Yiheng 田藝蘅 -- Minchao Donghuan shishi 民抄董宦事實 -- Dong Xinkui shiji 董心葵事記 -- Jishen zhilüe 殛珅誌略 -- Chachao He-Shenjia chanqingdan 查抄和珅家產清單.
民國29 [1940].

Mingchao xiaoshi 明朝小史 (early Qing) by eunuch Lü Bi (1611-1664), notes and anecdotes from the beginning of the dynasty to 1645 in chronological order. Franke, p. 103 (4.1.8)
Huang Ming dihou jilüe 皇明帝后紀略 (1579), Zheng Rubi (1546-1607), genealogies of emperors, empresses, and imperial princes from Taizu to Shizong. Franke, p. 50 (2.2.5)
Guochuang xiaoshi 馘闖小史 (early Qing), Hulu Daoren, (Huludaoren), materials on the insurrection of Li Zicheng 李自成 and on his overthrow by Wu Sangui 吳三桂 and by the Manchu forces in 1644/45. Partially written in the style of popular stories 小說 ...Franke, p. 68 (2.9.7)--Cf. Franke, W., An introduction to the sources of Ming history.

Mingdai Liaodong dang’an huibian 明代遼東檔案匯編 / Liaoning Sheng dang’anguan 遼寧省檔案館, Liaoning shehui kexueyuan lishi yanjiusuo bian 遼寧社會科學院歷史研究所編.

Ming-Qing dang’an cunzhen xuanji  明清檔案存眞選輯/ ǂc Li Guangtao, Li Xuezhi bianzhu  李光濤, 李學智編著.

Title in English on p. [4] of cover: Selected materials from the Ming-Chʻing archieves [sic] : documents of the late Ming dynasty and the early Chʹing dynasty photographically reproduced.

民國48- [1959]- Library has Volume 1 only.

Mingshi gao 明史稿 (1723), 310 juan, compiled upon imperial order of 1679 under the supervision of Wang Hongxu (1645-1723, jinshi 1673) from Huating 華亭, Jiangsu .... "Draft of the official history of the Ming dynasty. Completed and presented to the throne in 1723 comprising 19 juan imperial annals, 77 juan monographs, 9 juan tables and 205 juan biographies. The work generally conforms with the Mingshi but deviates in some parts. Printed during the Qianlong period by the Jinshentang 敬愼堂. Table of contents missing in reprint." Cf. Franke, W., Introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 48.

Naqi zoushu 訥谿奏疏. Memorials written in 1542-43 as Supervising Secretary in the Office of Scrutiny of Personnel 吏科給事中. Cf. Franke, Introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 134 [5.5.10].
Yuduilu 諭對錄. Collection of secret imperial edicts and of memorials by the author referring to these edicts for the years Jiajing 6-15 (1527-1536). Published after the author’s death....Cf. Franke, p. 132 [5.5.3]
Yizhai zoushu 毅齋奏疏. Eight memorials written by the author in various official positions. Cf. Franke, p.139 [5.6.1].

Pingbo quanshu 平播全書 (1601). 15 juan.... Collection of memorials and other documents relating to the pacification of the Miao in 1599 in the districts of Zunyi 遵義 and Pingyue 平越, Guizhou, of which the author was in charge as Supreme Commander of Military Affairs in Sichuan, Huguang, and Guizhou. ....Cf. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 218 [7.5.11]

"Pinghulu 平胡錄 (first part of sixteenth century) ... Notes on the rise and fall of different insurgents during the last years of the Yuan dynasty and on the final overthrow of this dynasty by Zhu Yuanzhang...." Cf. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 57 [2.3.10].
Pinghanlu 平漢錄 (16th century).....Record of Taizu’s suppression in 1363 of Chen Youliang 陳友諒 who had established in 1359 his kingdom of Han with his residence at Jiangzhou 江州 (Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi)......Cf. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 57 [2.3.13].
Pingwulu 平吳錄 (late 15th or early 16th century)..... Record of Taizu’s struggle against and final suppression in 1367 of Zhang Shicheng 張士誠, who had been ruling southern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang since 1356.... Cf. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 57 [2.3.9].

Pingkou zhi 平寇志
12 juan by Guangeshanren 管葛山人….Annalistic record of the rise and fall of various insurgents against the imperial government in the Chongzhen and Shunzhi periods, 1628-1661. Published during the early Kangxi period. Preface by Li Jue 李缺. Prohibited. Cf. W. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, 2.9.19 (p.71).

All references based on : Franke, W., An introduction to the sources of Ming history, with minor corrections. N.B. Zhu Qizhen 朱祁鎮, Ming Zhengtong 明正統, Temple name Yingzong 英宗.
Pitailu 否泰錄. (middle of 15th century)....Record of the events in Beijing and in the headquarters of the Oirat chieftain Esen from the beginning of the campaign in 1449 to the return of the captive emperor Yingzong in 1450....See p.60 [2.5.1]
Beishilu 北使錄.... Li Shi 李實, jinshi 1442. Narrative of the author’s personal experience; he went several times to the camp of Esen in order to negotiate the release of the captive emperor. It covers the time from the capture of the emperor in 1449 to his return to Beijing the following year. Other titles: Chushi lu 出史錄, Shibei lu 使北錄...See p. 60 [2.5.2]
Zhengtong linrong lu 正統臨戎錄. (middle 15th century)...Yang Ming 楊銘 (a Mongol with the original name Haming 哈銘)...Accounts of the captive Emperor Yingzong, whom Yang Ming together with Yuan Bin accompanied. The narrative is written in the colloquial language and is more detailed than that of Yuan Bin. A refacimento of this narrative in the literary language is the Zhengtong beishou shiji 正統北狩事蹟. It has, of course, much less value as a historical source. See p. 60 [2.5.3]
Beizheng shiji 北征事蹟 (1465)...Accounts of the campaign and events during the captivity of Emperor Yingzong, whom Yuan Bin as an officer of the Imperial Guard accompanied. According to Wada Sei, the text is based upon the report made by Yuan Bin but actually written by Yin Zhi 尹直 and submitted in 1465. See p. 60 [2.5.4]

Pubian jishi / Yu Yang zhuan -- Pubian xiaocheng / Chen Hong zhuan -- Pujing xiaoji / Chen Hong zhuan -- Rongcheng jiwen / Haiwaisanren zhuan -- Koubianji koubian houji, fu Zhaibaoji baochengji / Li Shixiong zhuan -- Jiayin shiji / yiming zhuan.
莆變紀事 / 余颺撰 -- 莆變小乘 / 陳鴻撰 -- 莆靖小紀 / 陳鴻撰 -- 榕城紀聞 / 海外散人撰 -- 寇變紀寇變後記, 附寨堡紀堡城紀 / 李世熊撰 -- 甲寅實紀 / 佚名撰.

References: Teng, S.Y., Annotated bibliography of selected Chinese reference works, p. 105-106.

"Sancai tuhui 三才圖會 (Assembled pictures of the Three Realms [i.e. heaven, earth, and man]. Illustrated encyclopedia with maps, charts, tables. Illustrations include Chinese emperors, games, clothing, tools, buildings, precious stones, ceremonies, flowers, plants, animals, the human body, weapons, trebuchets, military technology, spears, halberds, etc."--Cf. Wilkinson, E., Chinese history, a manual, p, 692.

"Sancai tuhui 三才圖會 (1609). 106 juan by Wang Qi 王圻, jinshi 1565, from Shanghai. General encyclopedia, with many maps and illustrations, including, to a large part, materials on the Ming period. Divided according to the 'Three Powers 三才' into the following fourteen sections. The juan of each section are numbered separately; there is no through numbering:
(i) 天文, Astronomy, 4 juan.
(ii) 地理, Geography, 16 juan.
(iii) 人物, Men, 14 juan, containing portraits and biographies of emperors, famous officials, Buddhist and Daoist monks, and pictures of foreigners of actual or imaginary countries.
(iv) 時令, Directives for times and seasons, 4 juan.
(v) 宮室, Buildings, 4 juan.
(vi) 器用, Utensils, Implements, 12 juan, such as ceremonial utensils, ships, horses, fishing utensils, arms (including firearms), utensils for agriculture, for weaving, and for irrigation, furniture and other household utensils, etc.
(vii) 身體, Human physiology, 7 juan.
(viii) 衣服, Clothing for official and private use, 3 juan.
(ix) 人事, Human matters, 10 juan, such as music with instructions for playing, games, calligraphy and painting with instructions, dances, breathing gymnastics [qigong], cock-fights, etc.
(x) 儀制, Ceremonies, rites, rituals, 8 juan.
(xi) 珍寶, Precious things, 2 juan.
(xii) 聞史, Literary history, 4 juan, dealing with the Confucian classics and with poetry.
(xiii) 鳥獸, Birds and beasts, 6 juan.
(xiv) 草木, Plants and trees, 12 juan.
Published during the Wanli period with prefaces by Zhou Kongjiao 周孔教, 1609, and by Xiong Jianhua 熊劍化, 1607, and by Chen Jiru 陳繼儒. -- [Adapted from] Franke, W. An introduction to the sources of Ming history, pp. 312-313 (9.2.2)

Local access dig.pdf [Sancai tuhui 三才图会.pdf

References: Teng, S.Y. Annotated bibliography of selected Chinese reference works, p. 105-106.

"Sancai tuhui 三才圖會 (Assembled pictures of the Three Realms [i.e. heaven, earth, and man]. Illustrated encyclopedia with maps, charts, tables. Illustrations include Chinese emperors, games, clothing, tools, buildings, precious stones, ceremonies, flowers, plants, animals, the human body, weapons, trebuchets, military technology, spears, halberds, etc."--Cf. Wilkinson, E., Chinese history, a manual, p, 692.

"Sancai tuhui 三才圖會 (1609). 106 juan by Wang Qi 王圻, jinshi 1565, from Shanghai. General encyclopedia, with many maps and illustrations, including, to a large part, materials on the Ming period. Divided according to the 'Three Powers 三才' into the following fourteen sections. The juan of each section are numbered separately; there is no through numbering:
(i) 天文, Astronomy, 4 juan.
(ii) 地理, Geography, 16 juan.
(iii) 人物, Men, 14 juan, containing portraits and biographies of emperors, famous officials, Buddhist and Daoist monks, and pictures of foreigners of actual or imaginary countries.
(iv) 時令, Directives for times and seasons, 4 juan.
(v) 宮室, Buildings, 4 juan.
(vi) 器用, Utensils, Implements, 12 juan, such as ceremonial utensils, ships, horses, fishing utensils, arms (including firearms), utensils for agriculture, for weaving, and for irrigation, furniture and other household utensils, etc.
(vii) 身體, Human physiology, 7 juan.
(viii) 衣服, Clothing for official and private use, 3 juan.
(ix) 人事, Human matters, 10 juan, such as music with instructions for playing, games, calligraphy and painting with instructions, dances, breathing gymnastics [qigong], cock-fights, etc.
(x) 儀制, Ceremonies, rites, rituals, 8 juan.
(xi) 珍寶, Precious things, 2 juan.
(xii) 聞史, Literary history, 4 juan, dealing with the Confucian classics and with poetry.,
(xiii) 鳥獸, Birds and beasts, 6 juan.
(xiv) 草木, Plants and trees, 12 juan.
Published during the Wanli period with prefaces by Zhou Kongjiao 周孔教, 1609, and by Xiong Jianhua 熊劍化, 1607, and by Chen Jiru 陳繼儒. -- Adapted from Franke, W. An introduction to the sources of Ming history, pp. 312-313 (9.2.2)

"Shuanghuai suichao 雙槐歲鈔 (1495) ... More than 220 notes on historical, political, and other events of the Ming period down to 1495. Only a few items concern earlier periods. Written during the years 1456-1495. Edited by the author’s grandson Huang Zuo 黃佐 in 1543...Prohibited..." --Cf. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 101 [4.1.2].

Suikou jilüe 綏寇紀略 .... History in the jishi benmo pattern of the various insurgents and the struggles against them by the government during the Chongzhen period. Printed during the Kangxi period. Prohibited....Cf. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 69 [2.9.10]

“So-chih lu [Suozhi lu] 所知錄 (1651)….History of the Longwu and Yongli reigns, 1645-1650. The author was an official under Yongli. Written probably in 1651. Published in 1911 by the Xinxue huishe…. Prohibited.”--Cf. W. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p.79 [2.9.16].

Tianhuang yudie 天潢玉牒 (about 1400). by Xie Jin 解 縉 (1369-1415, 1388 js).... Family and personal chronicle of Taizu to his death in 1398. Cf. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 56 [2.3.7]

Huangchao benji 皇朝本記 (early 15th century). Not divided into juan; Author not known. Chronological record from the 1st day of the intercalary 3rd moon Zhizheng 至正 12 (1352) to Spring 1372. The text is similar to that of the Taizu shilu but deviates in some important points from the extant editions of the Shilu. Thus the text may be related to one of the two other no longer extant editons of the Shilu .... [edition info follows]. Cf. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 41 [1.4.1].

Tianwenge ji 天問閣集 (after 1646)... Li Changxiang 李長祥 (1643 jinshi)... "Biographies of officials and other persons the author knew who gave their lives for the sake of the Ming dynasty. Written after 1646..." Cf. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 80 [3.2.6]

v. 1-3. Hebei Sheng 河北省 -- v. 3-5. Shanxi Sheng 山西省, Jiangsu Sheng 江蘇省 -- v. 6-7. Zhejiang Sheng 浙江省 -- v. 8. Anhui Sheng 安徽省 -- v. 9-10. Fujian Sheng 福建省 -- v. 11-12. Jiangxi Sheng 江西省 -- v. 13. Shandong Sheng 山東省 -- v. 14-15. Henan Sheng 河南省 -- v. 16. Hubei Sheng 湖北省 -- v. 17 --18. Hunan Sheng 湖南省 -- v. 18-19. Guangdong Sheng 廣東省 -- v. 20. Sichuan Sheng 四川省, Guizhou Sheng 貴州省, Yunnan Sheng 雲南省, Shanxi Sheng 陝西省, Gansu Sheng 甘肅省.

T’u-shu pien [Tushu bian] 圖書編 (1613)
127 juan by Zhang Huan 章潢 (1527-1608) from Nanchang 南昌 (Jiangxi).
General encyclopaedia with many maps and tables including, to a large part, materials on the Ming period. It is divided into four sections. Juan 1-15, 經義, deal with the Confucian classics; juan 16-28, 象緯歷算, cover cosmology, astronomy, and the calendar; juan 29-67, 地理, contain a detailed geography of the Ming empire including also subjects such as border defence and foreign peoples inside and outside the Chinese border; juan 68-125, 人道, deal with the physical and moral qualities of men, with emperors and famous personalities in Chinese history, with political organisation and with all kinds of public activities classified according to the scope of operation of the Six Ministries. The last two juan are more of an appendix concerning strange phenomena, 易象類編, and directions for the writing of poetry, 詩學多識. The work was compiled between 1562 and 1577 and published after the author’s death with some additions, and with biographical materials on the author by Wan Shanglie 萬尚烈. Prefaces by the author, and by Wang Shanglie, 1613. A later edition has an additional preface by Yue Yuansheng 岳元聲, 1623. Prohibited. –- Cf. Franke, W., An introduction to the sources of Ming history, 9.2.3, p. 313.

Wobian shilüe 倭變事略 : [4卷] / Cai Jiude zhuan 采九德撰....Record of the invasion of the coastal areas of southern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang by Wo pirates in 1553-1556 and of some events after. The last date givien is Jiajing 38.12.25 (January 1560).....Cf. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 223 [7.8.9]

Wu-pei chih = Wubeizhi 武備志 (1621). 240 juan by Mao Yuanyi 茅元儀 ( d. 1629)….Eminent Chinese I, 146a.
Comprehensive work on military tactics and strategy beginning from the late Zhou period, on armaments and war machinery to the early seventeenth century, and on military organization and border defence with maps with special consideration of the Ming period. The parts on armaments and on border defence are of particular importance due to their numerous illustrations…..Cf. Franke, W., An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 209 (7.2.7)

“….Misc. notes classified into the five groups 天, 地, 人, 物, 事 relating in part to the Ming period. Prohibited.” –See W. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 108 [4.3.11].

"Xianbo zhishi 先撥志始 (late Ming).... Record of the interior political struggles around Wei Zhongxian 魏忠賢 and the San da'an 三大案 from the end of Wanli to Chongzhen 2 (1629). Preface by the author. First published during the kangxi period. Prohibited..." Cf. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 66 [2.8.14].

"Xianbo zhishi 先撥志始 (late Ming).... Record of the interior political struggles around Wei Zhongxian 魏忠賢 and the San da'an 三大案 from the end of Wanli to Chongzhen 2 (1629). Preface by the author. First published during the kangxi period. Prohibited..." Cf. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 66 [2.8.14].

"Xiangyue 鄉約 (1550).... Treatise on rural defense and on the construction of fortifications in rural areas, with illustrations. Preface by He Ming 郝銘, 1550..." Cf. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 207 [7.2.1].

"Saiyu 塞語 (1550).... Treatise on the defense of the northern border against the Mongols..." Cf. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 212 [7.3.12].

Guochao xianzhenglu 國朝獻徵錄 " .... most voluminous and important collection of biographies of eminent people living between the beginning of the [Ming] dynasty and the early Wanli period. The biographies are written by various authors and collected from the Veritable Records, epitaths, and other inscriptions, obituaries, family chronicles, and various other sources ... begun about 1594 and printed in 1616 ... Prohibited ..." Cf. Franke, W., An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p, 78 (entry 3.1.2)

"From the Ming and Qing periods there are several collections of imperial edicts or memorials by officials which contain material related to Christianity ... Missionaries and converts themselves collected memorials and edicts related to Christianity in order to show how much the Emperor, officials and other literati favoured the missionaries and respected their doctrine....There were three major contemporary collections of this type...the second is a compilation, Xichao chongzheng ji, attributed to Giulio Aleni and published in 1639....the third....is Xichao ding’an, which by 1684 comprised 3 juan. The publication started in the early 1670’s and had the purpose of defending the ‘restored’ Western astronomy – in April 1669 Ferdinand Verbiest had replaced Yang Guangxian as head of the Astronomical Bureau..." Cf. Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China, p. 132

Local access dig.pdf. [Han Qi-Xichao.pdf]

"Xiyuan wenjianlu 西園聞見錄 (Heard and Seen by Xiyuan), Zhang Xuan 張萱 (1558-1641), 1632; H-Y Institute, Beiping, 1940. Notes on the words and deeds of hundreds of Ming personalities. Includes gossip and observations of institutions at the end of the sixteenth century. Xiyuan was Zhang's hao (DMB, 78-79)." Cf. Wilkinson, Chinese history, a manual, p. 520.

Yanshantang bieji 弇山堂别集 (1590) ".... collection of treatises on various subjects relating to Ming history in the author's life-time, also published separately or in other collections ...." Cf. Franke, Introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 6, 2.2.6, 2.2.8, 4.2.4. Entry 2.2.6 (p.50-52) lists 20 treatises covering such topics as: unusual achievements of emperors, princes, and officials, civil service examinations, criticism of errors in historical records, imperial genealogies, lists of officials, record of military campaigns, inspection tours, honorary titles, rewards and favors, military edicts, military organization, horse trading with border peoples, palace eunuchs and administrative organization until Wanli 10, and comments on other sources that contain them.

Yanshantang bieji 弇山堂别集 / Wang Shizhen zhuan 王世貞撰 ; Wei Lianke dianjiao 魏連科點校.
Colophon title also in Pinyin: Yan shan tang bie ji.
Includes bibliographical references.
References: Franke, W. An introduction to the sources of Ming History, p. 50-52. See also 1965 rpt. of the Wanli edition for more information.

Zhang Sima ding Zhe erluan zhi 張司馬定浙二亂志 (after 1582)...."Record of the suppression of the insurrections of Ma Wenying 馬文英 and Yang Tingyong 楊廷用 in Zhejiang by Zhang Jiayun 張佳允 in 1582...."(2.8.1, p. 63).
Kanchu Bozhou shiqing shu 勘處播州事情疏 (1487)...."Extensive memorial of 1487 dealing with native troubles in the region of Zunyi 遵義, Guizhou, and the measures taken for their suppression during the second half of the Chenghua period"--(7.5.1., p. 216) in W. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history.

"據仰視千七百二十九鶴齋叢書本排印"--(張忠烈公年譜).
”據嶺南遺書本排印”--(袁督師事蹟).
民國26 [1937].

Bound with: 胡文穆雜著 / 胡廣撰. 讕言長語 / 曹安撰. 蟫精雋 / 徐伯齡. 震澤長語 / 王鏊撰. 井觀瑣言 / 鄭瑗撰. 南園漫錄 / 張之淳撰. 雨航雜錄 / 馮時可撰. 採芹錄 / 徐三重撰. 畫禪室隨筆 / 董其昌撰. 六研齋筆記, 二筆, 三筆 / 李日華撰. 物理小識 / 方以智撰. Hu Wenmu zazhu / Hu Guang zhuan. Lanyan changyu / Cao An zhuan. Yinjingjun / Xu Boling zhuan. Zhenze changyu / Wang Ao zhuan. Jingguan suoyan / Zheng Yuan zhuan. Nanyuan manlu / Zhang Zhichun zhuan. Yuhang zalu / Feng Shike zhuan. Cai Qin lu / Xu Sanchong zhuan. Huachanshi suibi / Dong Qichang zhuan. Liuyanzhai biji, erbi, sanbi / Li Rihua zhuan. Wuli xiaoshi / Fang Yizhi zhuan.

Reprint. Originally published: Qinding Siku quanshu 欽定四庫全書 (子部, group 867)
Each page represents two double leaves of the original. Bound with 10 other titles.

Zuiweilu 罪惟錄 / [Zha Jizuo zhu 查繼佐著 ; Zhang Langsheng, He Bocheng ding 張閬聲, 何柏承訂].
Facsimile reprint.
References: Hummel, A. Eminent Chinese of the Ch’ing dynasty, p. 18-19.

"...Compared to the official dynastic history of the Ming dynasty, the Mingshi 明史, the Zuiweilu presents much more information on the Southern Ming 南明 (1644-1661) princes and their efforts to reestablish the dynasty. The treatises are very detailed and include three chapters on matters not covered by the Mingshi, namely the field system (Tutian zhi 土田志), corvée and taxes (Gongfu zhi 貢賦志), and military colonies (Tuntian zhi 屯田志). The biographies are not centered on persons' lives but on certain events they were involved in.

The Zuiweilu, as critical towards the Manchu rulers of the Qing dynasty 清 (1644-1911), was banned from circulation. One exemplar survived in the library of Master Liu's Jiayetang Studio 劉氏嘉業堂. In 1936 the Shangwu Yinshuguan Press 商務印書館 printed this version. It is also included in the third series of the series Sibu congkan 四部叢刊"--Cf. ChinaKnowledge.de

Zuiweilu 罪惟錄 / Zha Jizuo zhu 查繼佐著.
References: Hummel, A. Eminent Chinese of the Ch’ing period, p. 18.