明代藩府编刻医籍考略

Compilation and Publication of Medical Works by the Suzerain-Vassals in the Ming Dynasty

藩府刊刻的图书数量众多、品质精良,成为明代刻书的一个显著特色,其中编刻的医学典籍多达50余种。明代各地宗藩,或源于自身羸弱,或忧于孝亲疾患,或避难韬光养晦,或心存济世惠民,时常亲自主持编纂医著,或授命府中良医辑录方药,或资助名医刊刻验方。明代藩府所编刻的医籍,校勘精审,刻雕精细,不少已经成为当今的珍本、善本。这对于传统医药文化的传承、发展起到积极的推动、促进作用。

Thereweremanypublicationsbysuzerain-vassalsintheMingDynastyofhighquality, which became a prominent feature of the carved works in the Ming Dynasty,and about 50 kinds of medical works were included.The suzerain-vassals could be poor in health,worried about the healthy conditions of people,escaped from social troubles but be very capable and did the good to society.They edited many medi-cal works,ordered imperial doctor compile herbs,and helped the famous physician publishing the herbal pre-scriptions.The medical books printed,collated carefully and carved meticulously,already become today′s rare books and reliable text.All these play a positive role for the heritage and development of traditional medicine culture.