《吴越备史》平质——吴越国文献资料整理研究之一

A Study of The History of the Wuyue Kingdom

借校点《吴越备史》一书的机会考证、分析了《吴越备史》一书的作者、卷数、主旨、创作时间、版本源流等问题。《吴越备史》的作者是钱俨;全本为15卷,明代嘉靖年间被合并为6卷;《吴越备史》实际是吴越诸王的功德史;987—1003年完成15卷;此书现存23种版本分属三个源流。

By proofreading and punctuating The History of the Wuyue Kingdom, the author focuses on the examination of the authorship, volumes, themes, writing time and sources of editions of the book. It is argued that the real author of the book was Qian Yan and that the original version comprised fifteen volumes, which were combined into six volumes during the reign of Jiajing Emperor (1522-1566) of the Ming Dynasty. The paper finds out that the book is a historical study of merits and virtues of the Wuyue kings and fifteen volumes were completed during the years from 987 to 1003. the author also explains that the book now has twenty three editions form three different sources.