叶权《贤博编》的史料价值

Historical Value of YE Quan's The Compilation of Virtue and Abundance

明人叶权的笔记作品《贤博编》是作者根据他游历吴越、燕赵、福建、岭南等地的所见所闻编撰而成的,虽然篇幅短小,但内容丰富,涉猎广博,举凡民情、官场、物产、外物、军事等方面均有涉及,大都与正史相印证,且多详备,可补正史之遗阙。作者秉笔直书的史胆亦难能可贵。此书为研究明前中叶的社会状况,尤其是对研究江南地区的社会风貌、经济贸易等具有重要的史料价值。

YE Quan, born in the Ming Dynasty, wrote the note works The Compilation of Virtue and Abundance according to what he saw and heard during his travel over the ancient relics of Wu and Yue, Yan and Zhao, Fujian as well as Lingnan. Short as it is, his woks is rich and detailed in its contents, dealing with all kinds of aspects such as conditions of the people, officialdom, products, nature and military affairs, most of which is in tune with and can further perfect the history books written in biographical style. It is indeed praiseworthy for the author＇ s boldness of writing the truth without fear or favor. His works provides the important historical value for the study of the social situation of the begirming and the middle of the Ming Dynasty, especially for the study of the social style, economic trade of the areas south of the Yangtze River.