Subject: China--Social life and customs--Encyclopedias, Illustrated

Jiashan tushu 家山圖書
Author
PlaceShanghai 上海
PublisherShangwu yinshuguan 商務印書館
CollectionBibl. Sinensis Soc. Iesu
Edition
LanguageChinese 中文
TypeBook (stitch-bound 線裝本)
SeriesSiku quanshu zhenben chuji 四庫全書珍本初集. Zibu, Rujia lei 子部, 儒家類, Qinding Siku quanshu 欽定四庫全書
ShelfGold Room
Call NumberCase P:3:5 [AC149.S7 1935]
Description2, 65 [i.e. 130] leaves : ill. ; 20 cm.
NoteJiashan tushu 家山圖書 [1卷] / 不著人名氏.
In collection: Siku quanshu zhenben chuji: Zibu: Rujia lei 四庫全書珍本初集子部儒家類. 民國24 [1935].
Reprint. Original pref. dated: Qianlong 46 [1781].

Jiashan tushu 家山圖書 (Illustrated [instructions] of the Familial Mountain).
An early 20th century reproduction of the 1781 edition from the huge collectanea Siku quanshu 四庫全書 (Emperor's Four Treasuries). The Jiashan tushu is an illustrated manual of the ethics, etiquette, rites and ceremonies of the Confucian tradition based on Song manuals printed in the 12th century. Topics include proper manners and deportment, sacrifices, clothing, mourning rites, temple architecture, musical instruments, and much more. The original copy is held at the National Palace Museum library Wenyuange 文淵閣.

Outlines of Chinese symbolism and art motives
AuthorWilliams, C. A. S. (Charles Alfred Speed), b. 1884
PlaceNew York
PublisherDover Publications
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition3d rev. ed.
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook
Series
ShelfHallway Cases
Call NumberGR335.W53 1976
Descriptionxxi, 472 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
NoteOutlines of Chinese symbolism and art motives / C.A.S. Williams.
Subtitle: An alphabetical compendium of antique legends and beliefs, as reflected in the manners and customs of the Chinese. Reprint of the 1941 ed. published by Kelly and Walsh, Shanghai.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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" ... special emphasis is placed on those historical, legendary or supernatural persons, animals and objects that recur frequently as symbols or emblems ... phoenix, Eight Immortals, Twelve Ornaments, customs and observances, general topics (agriculture, medicine, astrology, costume drama), arts and crafts (carpets, lacquer, shop signs, calligraphy), religion and folk beliefs, natural history, music ... "

ISBN0486233723
LCCN76-40397r862