《唐历》再探——补说《关于柳芳的〈唐历〉》

Another Research on Records Tang Events——Additional Remarks to “On Liu Fang's Records Tang Events”

本文试就《关于柳芳的〈唐历〉》一文从以下方面做若干补论:在《唐历》之前,首先有据高力士口述史料汇撰而成的《问高力士;》在唐中期以后编年体史著勃兴的历史背景下,柳芳的《唐历》是记录本朝政事的一部编年体史书,这与《问高力士》一书属原始口述史料汇编的性质明显不同;在充分肯定《唐历》史料价值的同时,也要看到其记载也有不确切之处,对此应予全面分析。《唐历》在唐时著述未成即被人传抄,造成各家书目对其起讫年代记载的歧异;两宋时期其内容大量散佚;到宋元交际可能已经亡佚。因《唐历》一书业已亡佚,本文通过以上探析,丰富学人对本书的了解。

This paper tries to make some additional remarks to ＂On Liu Fang＇s Records Tang Events＂ in the below aspects： Before Records Tang Events was written,there was Enquiry into GAO Li-shi according to GAO Li-shi＇s orally historical data;In intermediate period and later period of Tang Dynasty,the historical works chronological style were prosperous,Liu Fang＇s Records Tang Events is a chronological style historical works recording the history in Tang Dynasty,and it is different obviously from the Enquiry into GAO Li-shi,which was accounts compilation of orally historical;While the full affirmation of historical data value of Records Tang Events,we must know there are some inaccurate records,and overall analysis should be make;Before Records Tang Events was written,Records Tang Events had been copied some times.It makes its beginning and ending age different,and convergence of the North Song and South Song Dynasty.Its content was scattered and lost massively,and possibly it had already perished in convergence of Song-Yuan Dynasty.Because Records Tang Events was lost,this paper presents the above analysis so as to make scholars understand this book better.