《永樂大典》所引字書鉤沉──《字潫博義》

Research and Compilation of “Yong Le Canon”—“Zi Wan Bo Yi”

自清代編纂《四庫全書》始，《永樂大典》即成為文獻輯佚與校勘的重要資料，筆者從《永樂大典》中，又輯得數種原已亡佚之小學類相關典籍，皆為前賢所未備。其中《字潫博義》一書，時代、作者均不詳，書目也少有提及。然於現存《永樂大典》七百餘卷中，共輯得《字潫博義》佚文三百八十四條，是輯佚所得字書、韻書中佚文數量最夥者。本文由現存《永樂大典》逐條輯錄《字潫博義》佚文，並對所輯佚文進行相關分析，以期於《字潫博義》之內容、體例有更進一步的了解。

Since compilation of the “Si Ku Quan Shu” in the Qing Dynasty, “Yong Le Canon” became important information for the research, compilation, and proofreading of literature. From the “Yong Le Canon”, the author has uncovered several minor classics that had originally been lost, that had not been discovered by previous scholars. Of which, “Zi Wan Bo Yi” is unclear in terms of its time period and author, and this book is also rarely mentioned in bibliographies. However, in the over 700 volumes still extant in the “Yong Le Canon”, 384 texts were discovered about “Zi Wan Bo Yi”, and is the most numerous of texts and rhymes in the research and compilation process. This article indexes the texts on “Zi Wan Bo Yi” in the “Yong Le Canon”, and analyzes these texts, in hopes of gaining further understanding for the content and form of “Zi Wan Bo Yi”.