《潜江县志》故宫本版本探疑

Queries over the Qianjiang County Records in the Collection of the Palace Museum

对比刻本的版式组成,《潜江县志》故宫本并非康熙三十三年传经书院的原刻本,而是抄本;对讳字的避与不避和文本内容的变化可以看出,抄写的时间是在乾隆十九年之后至嘉庆之前,即1754—1795年;从故宫本出现的时间和文字格式、内容判断,抄本的底本是康熙三十三年传经书院原刊本。限于抄本的性质,故宫本流传不广,其遴选资料和编纂方志的思想对后来的影响是有限的。

A detailed comparison of the block-printed editions reveals that the Qianjiang County Records collected in the Palace Museum is not the original edition printed by Chuanjing Academy (chuanjing shuyuan 传经书院) in the 33rd year (1694) of the Kangxi period,but rather a reproduction.Such details as taboo words being avoided or retained and contents being altered or unaltered indicate that the reproduction was made after the 19th year of the Qianlong period and before the Jiaqing period,i.e.during 1754 and 1795.The time of appearance,the text style,and the content of the Palace Museum edition all point to the fact that its master copy was the original 1694 edition printed by Chuanjing Academy.Due to its reproduction status,the Palace Museum edition was not widely circulated,casting little influence on later generations either in its mode of material election or its compilation style.