荀勖《中经新簿》辩

The Debate about Xunxu's Zhongjing Xinbu

《中经新簿》之所以将图书分类法由《七略》的六分法变为四分法,主要是由于它是由典守者编制的典藏目录。《中经新簿》的四部不是分类,而是书库的编号,它实际分为14类。通过将《中经新簿》与其他书籍的比较以及历史背景的分析,我们发现,《中经新簿》绝非仅仅抄录书名和篇名,很有可能抄录了书中的精要之言,编成了一部兼具类书性质的目录。

Zhongjing Xinbu changed its book classification from the six division method of Qilüe into four division method for it＇s a preservation catalog compiled by librarians. Zhongjing Xinbu＇s four divisions aren＇t used as a classification but number of stacks,it was actually divided into fourteen categories. Through comparing Zhongjing Xinbu with other books and Historical background analysis,we found that Zhongjing Xinbu was definitely not a simple transcript of titles of books and volumes,its author was very likely to have transcribed essentials from books it included and compiled a catalog that has character of cyclopedia.