一本书的故事与传奇——美国哥伦比亚大学东亚图书馆藏刻本«新编对相四言»

Remarkable Story of a Chinese Primer:Xinbian Duixiang Siyan

哥伦比亚大学东亚图书馆藏«新编对相四言»被认为是中国现存最早的看图识字读本,刊行于15世纪或稍后.本文对该书作了一个较为全面的介绍,并追溯其重印改订和流传转手的历史,也讨论了其他有关的问题.

Xinbian Duixiang Siyan,preserved in the East Asia Library at Columbia University,is arguably the earliest extant ilustrated primer ever produced in China,This essay offers a comprehensive introduction tc the book while tracing the history of its reprints,transformations,and transmissions in China and overseas.It also addresses other issues concerning its compilation and circulation.