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Libraries and Archives in the Former Han Dynasty (206 BCE–9 CE): Arguing for a Distinction
- Author(s):
- Max Jakob Fölster (see profile)
- Date:
- 2018
- Subject(s):
- China, History, Archives, Library education, Archives--Study and teaching, Libraries
- Item Type:
- Book chapter
- Tag(s):
- Chinese history, History of archives, Library and Archival Studies, Library history
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/jepw-mt40
- Abstract:
- The imperial collection of the Former Han dynasty, the oldest Chinese manuscript collection of which we possess a catalogue, has both been called an archive and a library. This paper discusses the fundamental difference between an archive and a library in the manuscript age. On the basis of this distinction, it argues for the imperial collection to be identified as a library and provides evidence of a clear distinction between ‘archive’ and ‘library’ in this period of Chinese history.
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- Published as:
- Book chapter
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 3 years ago
- License:
- Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives
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