桂馥与周永年交游考述

Study on the Friendship Between Gui Fu and Zhou Yongnian

桂馥是清代著名学者、文字学家、书法家、篆刻家,《说文》四大家之一。他嗜好金石,精于篆隶,善治《说文》,并以此为基础,广交天下学人。其中相交久、相知厚者之一,为济南历城周永年。二人切磋问学,一起创办借书园,一起纂修《四库全书》,相识相交近30年,直至周永年辞世。他们共同筹办的借书园,在中国图书馆史上具有开创性意义。

Gui Fu was a distinguished scholar, paleographer, calligrapher, seal cutter and one of the four prestigious experts in The Origin of Chinese Characters （Shuowen Jiezi） during the Qing Dynasty. For, he cherished an intense fondness for inscriptions on ancient bronzes and stone tablets, and had a very good command of both the seal and the official script while, as said above, he was well known for his re- search and textual criticism of The Origin of Chinese Characters . And on the basis of this, he made a lot of friends and had many acquaintances, and was in close association with scholars all over the country. Among them, Zhou Yongnian from Licheng County, Jinan Prefecture, was one of his bosom friends, with whom he was on the most intimate terms and remained contact for the longest time. The two of them learned from each other by exchanging views on and comparing notes on knowledge. And the two of them set up and established a book -lending garden （library）, and compiled the Co Branches of Literature together. The friend ship between them lasted for nearly passed canee mplete away. In a word, the book - lending garden established by both of them Library in the Four 30 long years until Zhou was of pioneering significance in the history of Chinese library.