collectanea; composite edition
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a composite book edition pieced together from many different versions
formalA term from bibliography and textual criticism, named after the 'hundred-patch' Buddhist monk's robe (百衲衣), metaphorically indicating something assembled from many fragments. Most famously refers to editions of Chinese classics like the 'Baina Edition of the Twenty-Four Histories' (百衲本《二十四史》).
Tā他
shōu收
cáng藏
le了
yī一
tào套
zhēn珍
guì贵
de的
bǎi百
nà衲
běn本
《
èr二
shí十
sì四
shǐ史
》
。
He owns a precious set of the composite edition 'Twenty-Four Histories'.
Yán研
jiū究
gǔ古
jí籍
bǎn版
běn本
，
bǎi百
nà衲
běn本
shì是
zhòng重
yào要
de的
cān参
kǎo考
。
For studying ancient book editions, the composite edition is an important reference.
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Zhè这
bù部
bǎi百
nà衲
běn本
huì汇
jí集
le了
Sòng宋
、
Yuán元
、
Míng明
děng等
duō多
gè个
cháo朝
dài代
de的
kè刻
běn本
。
This composite edition brings together printed versions from multiple dynasties such as Song, Yuan, and Ming.