《敦煌汉文文献题记整理与研究》评介

Review: The Collection and Research of Colophons in the Ancient Chinese Manuscripts of Dunhuang

朱瑶《敦煌汉文文献题记整理与研究》是敦煌文献题记研究的最新成果。书中在明确何为"题记"的基础上,对中、英、法、俄等国内外24家收藏机构的藏品进行了全面梳理,得题记材料2248条,并按佛教题记、道教题记、四部文献题记进行了分类研究。该书的重要价值在于所获材料的全面性和研究的系统性。虽然书中存在一些缺憾,但仍为一部颇具学术价值的敦煌学专著,对敦煌学研究者,尤其是关注敦煌文献题记研究和利用的学者,有重要参考价值。

Zhu Yao’s The Collection and Research of Colophon in the Ancient Chinese Manuscripts of Dunhuang(《敦煌汉文文献题记整理与研究》)is the latest achievement in the research of colophon in Dunhuang manuscripts,which are inscriptions at the beginning or end of ancient books or documents providing information on authorship and sometimes a short commentary by the author about the text.After establishing a definition for the concept of"colophon,"the book begins by sorting through the Dunhuang manuscripts from 24 domestic and foreign collections to obtain a total of 2,248 colophons.The author then divides them into three categories for research:Buddhist colophon,Taoist colophon,and colophon from Jingshiziji documents(the four traditional forms of Chinese scholarly writing,Confucian classics,history,philosophy,and literature).The significant value of this work lies in the comprehensiveness of research material collection and in the systematic precision of research analysis.Although the book contains a few flaws,it is still an excellent work with great reference value for future research in Dunhuang Studies,especially for understanding the use and meaning of the colophon of Dunhuang manuscripts.