A Study on Book Collection of Zhao Qi-Mei

• Main Authors: CHANG CHIEN,I-HSUAN, 張簡怡萱
• Other Authors: Wang,Kuo-Liang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2016
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/15957636595965727506

碩士 === 國立臺北大學 === 中國文學系 === 104 === Zhao Qi Mei (1563-1624) (hereinafter referred to as Zhao), a mid-Ming famous bibliophile in Changshu, whose father, Zhao Yon Qian, is also known as a great bibliophile. Zhao inherited all the collections from her father and organized all the collections stored in Mai Won House. The catalogue, The Catalogue of Mai Won House, he established, includes 4515 books, ink engravings, stone rubbings, and antiques. Four collections of classical and historical books are 2000224 in total. Zhao has a wide variety of interests in collecting books. His collections not only include books in different eras, but also folklore. Among those collections, Maiwangguanchao Ancient Drama attracts the most attention. The catalogue now contains 242 Zaju in 64 books, stored in Bejing Library. No matter in Taiwan or China, there is still no research about Zhao’s collections. Most of the researches focus on the content of Maiwangguanchao Ancient Drama. Therefore, this research puts its emphasis on Zhao’s collections itself, and covers some discussions about the book collections in Changshu, biography of the Zhao family, the source and features of the book collections, and The Catalogue of Mai Won House, in the hope of showing Zhao’s achievement from every aspect. The study is divided into seven chapters. The first chapter, “The Introduction,” discusses the research motivation, scope, and methods. Some research results are also shown here in order to clarify the theme of the research. Chapter Two, “The rise and development of the book collections in Changshu,” aims at the historical background of the book collections in Changshu. The first section explains that the rise of the book collections in Changshu in Song and Yuan Dynasty comes from the right environment and people at that time. The second section focuses on the relation between the book collections in Changshu in Ming and Qin Dynasty and the government, economy, and fashion at that time. In the third chapter, “The biography and works of Zhao Qi Mei,” the first, second, and fifth sections describe the biography of the Zhao family. The third section shows that the way Zhao makes friends with other bibliophiles also influences the way she collects books. The fourth section lists out the scope of Zhao’s book collections. Chapter Four includes a thorough discussion on the source, types, and features of Zhao’s collections. The books come from her heritage, purchases, copy, and friends. The types of her collections can be discussed from three aspects, the books in The Catalogue of Mai Won House, the books not listed in The Catalogue of Mai Won House, and Maiwangguanchao Ancient Drama. As for the features of the collections, this study lists four. Chapter Five looks at The Catalogue of Mai Won House from four aspects, different versions, the listed books, the catalogue itself, and its features. In Chapter Six, “The value and the influence of Zhao’s collections,” the study discusses the value of Zhao’s collections from two aspects and exemplifies JIAN,QIAN-YI, JIAN,ZENG, and HUANG,PI-LIEto show the influence of her collections for the generations hereafter. The last chapter, “Conclusion,” synthesizes the discussions in the previous chapters and gives a summary of the research. Keywords: Zhao Qi Mei, book collections, The Catalogue of Mai Won House, Ming Dynasty, Changshu