《徐家匯藏書樓明清天主教文獻續編》 (2013)

Just published: collection of 34 volumes with 84 titles from the Zikawei (Xujiahui) Library in Shanghai:

《徐家匯藏書樓明清天主教文獻續編》 Sequel to the Chinese Christian Texts from the Zikawei Library, 34 vols. Taibei: Ricci Institute, 2013.

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The Sequel to the Chinese Christian Texts from the Zikawei Library is edited by Nicolas Standaert, Ad Dudink and Wang Renfang. In line with earlier collections, it reproduces not yet known or not yet published texts which were originally co-produced by Chinese and Europeans. These prints and manuscripts revive the early contacts between China and Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth century.
The present collection of 34 volumes includes 84 titles from the Zikawei (Xujiahui) Library in Shanghai. Two of these titles cover already 14 volumes: Zhang Xingyao’s 張星曜 Tianjiao mingbian 天教明辨 and Louis de Poirot’s translation of the Old (incomplete) and New Testament. The remaining 82 titles cover a wide range of subjects such as Bible texts, Christian explanations of the Book of Changes, apologetics, history of religion and science, and include unique or rather rare titles, for example Jingyi tang zhi 敬一堂誌, Renlei yuanliu 人類源流, Chongxiu jingyun 崇修精蘊, Lü Liben 呂立本 Yijing benzhi 易經本旨, Shang Huqing 尚祜卿 Bu Ru wengao 補儒文告, Lu Xiyan 陸希言 Yishuo 億說, and Chen Xun 陳薰 Xingxue xingmi 性學醒迷.
The purpose of this publication of precious works is twofold: to protect the ancient documents against damage and decay as well as to make these unique documents open to researchers in order to encourage new research. In this way, the editors hope to contribute to the protection and conservation of this cultural heritage.

《徐家匯藏書樓明清天主教文獻續編》由鐘鳴旦、杜鼎克、王仁芳三位學者共同整理編輯。與之前出版的明清天主教文獻相同，本套續編刊行的是尚未出版過、或不為外界所知的文獻。這些由中國人和歐洲人共同寫就的手稿或印本，重現了十七世紀的中歐交往。

此次所出版的34冊文獻共收錄84種上海徐匯書樓館藏書籍。其中，張星曜的《天教明辨》及賀清泰（Louis de Poirot）翻譯的《古新聖經》已有14冊之多。其餘的82種書籍，涵蓋了聖經文獻、天主教式的《易經》闡釋、護教文獻、宗教史及科學等範疇，甚至還包括一些比較特殊、罕見的書籍，諸如《敬一堂誌》、《人類源流》、《崇修精蘊》、呂立本《易經本旨》、尚祜卿《補儒文告》、陸希言《億說》、陳薰《性學醒迷》等。

本套珍貴書籍的刊行，意在保護這批古舊的文檔，使其免遭壞損；亦為向研究者開放這些獨一無二的文本，從而促進學術研究。希望這套文獻的出版將有益於文化遺產的保護和保存。