英文摘要 |
Following the fall of Shanghai during the Sino-Japanese War in 1940-41, large quantities of rare books were released from the hands of private collectors and were sold on the open market. There were many buyers eager to purchase these books, including organizations and theirs representatives from countries such as Japan and the United States.In an attempt to prevent these valuable books from being moved abroad, a few scholars formed a team called the ”Document Preservation Comrades.” With the support of the Government, they cooperated with the National Central Library to begin buying up these books. In this way, many fine books from important private collections were retained, and in the process the well-known rare book collections of the National Central Library were formed.This article first summarizes the main points of the acquisition of these rare books in Shanghai, and then describes in detail the objectives of the project and the methods used. The contents of the acquisition are then summarized in four categories: Ming dynasty historical documents, Si ku quan shu 四庫全書 related writings, Song and Yuan woodblock prints, and handwritten and proofreading copies and manuscripts. Finally, the article emphasizes the role Zheng Zhenduo 鄭振鐸 played in the process of the acquisition as task planner and coordinator, buyer, and cataloguer.This article draws from many original documents including several work reports written by Zheng Zhenduo himself, and surviving correspondence with his team. Many of these documents are preserved in the National Central Library's collection. |