Meaning of 艺文志
艺文志 means bibliographic treatise; catalog of books recorded in dynastic histories; collection of poetry and prose in local gazetteers. Pronounced yì wén zhì.
- bibliographic treatise; catalog of books recorded in dynastic histories
- collection of poetry and prose in local gazetteers
Definitions & Examples
《
Hàn汉
Shū书
·
Yì艺
Wén文
Zhì志
》
shì是
Zhōng中
Guó国
xiàn现
cún存
zuì最
zǎo早
de的
yī一
bù部
guó国
jiā家
shū图
mù书
lù目
录
。
The 'Treatise on Bibliography' in the Book of Han is the earliest extant national catalog of books in China.
Zhèng正
shǐ史
zhōng中
de的
Yì艺
Wén文
Zhì志
huò或
Jīng经
Jí籍
Zhì志
shì是
yán研
jiū究
gǔ古
dài代
diǎn典
jí籍
liú流
chuán传
de的
zhòng重
yào要
shǐ史
liào料
。
The 'Yiwenzhi' or 'Jingjizhi' bibliographic sections in standard histories are important historical materials for studying the transmission of ancient classics.
Xué学
zhě者
tōng通
guò过
bǐ比
duì对
gè各
shǐ史
Yì艺
Wén文
Zhì志
kě可
yǐ以
kǎo考
zhèng证
gǔ古
jí籍
de的
cún存
yì佚
qíng情
kuàng况
。
Scholars can verify the survival or loss of ancient books by comparing the bibliographic treatises of various dynastic histories.