新见王重民致伯希和书信十一通考释

Textual Research on the Newly Found Eleven Letters from Wang Zhongmin to Paul Pelliot

1935至1939年间,王重民在法国国家图书馆整理和编纂《伯希和A藏B藏目录》,并就目录体例、编纂方法等问题致信伯希和,商讨交流。这些书信保存在巴黎吉美博物馆伯希和档案Pel.D38号卷宗中,合计11通,尚未被披露。通过考释信件内容,可知《伯希和A藏B藏目录》的具体编纂过程,这也是研究王重民生平和目录学思想的重要资料。同时,也为了解王氏与伯希和的具体交往、中法学术交流提供了研究素材。

Wang Zhongmin had sorted and compiled Catalogue des Collections Pelliot A et B at the National Library of France from 1935 to 1939,during which Wang had written to Paul Pelliot to discuss the style and compilation methods of catalogue.The letters,11 in all,collected in Pelliot’s archives No.Pel.D38 of Musée Guimet,Paris,are not made public so far.By textual criticism and explanation,we can reveal the compilation process of Catalogue des Collections Pelliot A et B,which contains Wang’s life,his cataloguing methodology and important materials.Meanwhile,this textual research offers scholars materials on the specific exchanges between Pelliot and Wang and the academic communication between France and China.