Book/Printed Material Yun fu qun yu : er shi juan 韻府羣玉 : 二十卷
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Title
- Yun fu qun yu : er shi juan
Other Title
- 韻府羣玉 : 二十卷
Translated Title
- Jades from the Rhyme Repository: 20 Juan
Summary
- Yun fu qun yu (Jades from the rhyme repository) is the earliest existing Chinese work on rhyme. It was compiled by Yin Shifu of the late Song and early Yuan dynasties and annotated by Yin Zhongfu. Yin Shifu (dates of his birth and death are unknown), also called Youyu or Shiyu, courtesy name Shifu, was a native of Fengxin, Jiangxi. This work has 20 juan and is divided into 119 sections. The entry for each word gives its pronunciation, meaning, and origin. The arrangement of the text is in the order of four branches, namely, the classics, history, philosophy, and literature. The quotations include rhymes, rhyming formulas, hexagram names, prose, poetry, reign names, names of eras, geography, personal names, family names, trees and grasses, animals and birds, fish, insects, names of songs, musical tunes, and so forth. However, only titles of books are cited, not sections, and poems are quoted without giving the title, so it is not easy to check the original text. Si ku quan shu zong mu ti yao (Summary of the general catalog of the imperial Siku collection) states that "No rhyme books of the Yuan dynasty are circulating now. This is the earliest existing edition. Rhymes that have been circulating all originate from this work." Presented here are the prefaces, editorial guide, table of contents, and juan 1-12.
Names
- Yin, Shifu Compiler
- Yin, Zhongfu, 1271-1368 Annotator
Created / Published
- Lecheng, China : [Publisher not identified], 1334.
Headings
- - China
- - 1334
- - Chinese classics
- - Chinese poetry
- - Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- - Quotations
Notes
- - Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- - Original resource extent: 12 volumes ; 25.5 x 16.8 centimeters.
- - Original resource at: National Library of China.
- - Content in Chinese.
- - Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
- - Title revised per Asian Division.--cc28 2023-01-06
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- 1 online resource.
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- 2021666485
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