蔡幼学《育德堂外制》考论

Research on Cai Youxue’s Imperial Edict of Yudetang

蔡幼学所撰《育德堂外制》,是一本外制汇编。蔡幼学曾经担任中书舍人等职,为皇帝代写制词。在他去世后,这些制词被他的家人集结成书,于嘉定年间在福建版刻。《育德堂外制》现存有三个版本,即台北藏宋刻本、南京图书馆藏影宋钞本、黄群铅印本。三个版本之间有着较为复杂的关系。

Imperial Edict of Yudetang written by Cai Youxue is a collection of imperial edicts.Cai Youxue once served as the emperor’s secretary,responsible for writing imperial edicts for the emperor.When he went,the edicts were assembled by his family.The book was block printed in Fujian during the Jiading period of the Southern Song Dynasty.There are only three versions of Imperial Edict of Yudetang,namely the Song Dynasty block printed edition collected in Taipei,the other is the shadow song copy of the Republic of China collected by Nanjing Library,and the printed copy presided over by Huang Qun.There is a complicated relationship among the three versions.