《四库全书总目》地理类提要考辨

An Examination of the Bibliographic Descriptions of Geographic Works in The Special Guide and Descriptive Catalogue to The Complete Books of the Four Storehouses(Siku quanshu zongmu)

自20世纪80年代提出"四库学"以来,经过数十年发展,四库研究日渐成为"显学"。《四库全书总目》作为《四库全书》编纂过程中产生的最重要的目录学著作,于清人读书治学有着重要的影响。前辈学人考订诸多,然亦有未及措意之处,今捡拾史料,杂考《四库全书总目》地理类提要25篇。

The concept"Studies on The Complete Books of the Four Storehouses"(siku xue)was put forward in the 1980 s.Since then,related studies have developed into a"prestigious subject".The Special Guide and Descriptive Catalogue to The Complete Books of the Four Storehouses(The Catalogue),as the most important bibliographical work produced during the compilation process of The Complete Books of the Four Storehouses(The Complete Books),cast profound influences on the intellectuals’academic activities in the Qing Dynasty.Although previous scholars did examine The Catalogue extensively,there remain items that call for further attention.This article reviews 25 such items in the geographic works from The Complete Books,with references from different historical sources.