上海图书馆藏《天后圣像》的版本与价值

The Version of Heavenly Goddess Icon Collected in Shanghai Library and Its Value

上海图书馆的馆藏善本《天后圣像》是一部新发现的妈祖典籍。该书图文并茂,排版精致,故事标题典雅,图案画工精美,富有文化意蕴。书中记载了妈祖身世及其生前灵异事迹,没有历朝敕封的记录以及与国家政治相关的灵验事迹,和同类的妈祖文献相比,更富民间性,具有独特的研究价值和历史价值。

Heavenly Goddess Icon collected in Shanghai Library is a newly discovered document about Mazu.The book typesetting is fine.Both texts and pictures in this book are excellent.It has not only elegant story titles,but also delicate designs.Mazu＇s antecedents and mysterious events were recorded in this book,but neither the conferments by imperial governments nor the mysterious events concerning her country.Compared to similar Mazu documents,Heavenly Goddess Icon is more private,which has an important research value and historical value.