Catalogue of the Chinese library of the Royal Asiatic Society.

  • Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Date:
1838
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Catalogue of the Chinese library of the Royal Asiatic Society. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    30/72 page 22
    Siting king kwang yih Sacred Classics.” A sort of metaphysical trea¬ tise on the two original powers in nature—Heaven and Earth—with moral lessons deduced from the subject; in one vol. Two copies. Kwang shen wei “ Moral virtues extended.” A collection of trea¬ tises on various subjects in moral philosophy. Pub¬ lished by imperial authority; in two vols. T'seili sew luy kaou Seven Essays. The subjects are:—Heaven and Earth; National Affairs; Righteous Principles; Test of Truth ; Poetry; Men and things ; and Mar¬ vellous Satires: in seven vols. Chwang Tsze nan hwa “ The Southern Flowers of Chwang Tsze,” a cele¬ brated philosopher, whose works, according to the author of Notitia Linguae Sinica3, rank next to the “Four Books.” He is much praised for elegance of style by Premare, who often quotes him: in three
    digitised image 1
    digitised image 2
    digitised image 3