Book/Printed Material Xin'an Bi shi zu pu : shi qi juan. 新安畢氏族譜 : 十七卷.

Title

• Xin'an Bi shi zu pu : shi qi juan.

Other Title

• 新安畢氏族譜 : 十七卷.

Summary

• Chinese genealogical works are historical records that document a patriarchal clan's pedigree and the deeds and events associated with the clan. Included are names of the person, or persons, responsible for issuing the genealogy, as well as prefaces and postscripts. These works are a useful complement to the general historical records and important sources for the study of Chinese history and culture. This genealogy of the Bi family, which originated in Xin'an County, Anhui Province, was compiled by Bi Hui, Bi Lan, Bi Jichuan, and others. It traces the family back as far as the Tang dynasty and the years 685-88, when Bi Jing, the founder of the clan, governed four prefectures. He later was sent to Shezhou, Anhui, where he settled down, establishing a 30-generation family dynasty. Details of the family are compiled in an organized manner. The first eight juan record the genealogical details. Juan nine lists official positions held by family members over the generations. Juan ten details the unsung morals of family members. Juan 11 lists literary achievements; Bi Shangzhong (1416-97), the famed Ming dramatist, is mentioned there and his autobiography is appended. Juan 12 lists virtuous and steadfast widows in the family. Juan 13 discusses the longevity of family members. Juan 14 gives details of mountains and rivers and Juan 15 describes palaces and houses. Juan 16 and Juan 17 contain poems and essays. Only about 100 copies of the work were printed. Each copy carries the name of the receiver of the book with a code name. This copy has an inscription in black ink in a red bell-shaped mark at the end, with the notation that it was received by Bi Dan, a 12th-generation descendant, with the code name Ma. There are eight prefaces and one postscript dated 1508-9. World Digital Library.

Names

• Bi, Jichuan, active 15th century-16th century, zhuan, ba.
• Bi, Hui, active 1509, zhuan.
• Bi, Lan, zhuan.
• Zhang, Sheng, jin shi 1469, xu.
• Bi, Xuan, active 1509, xu.
• Sui, Hanzi, active 1508, xu.
• Bi, Zhangsheng, active 1509, xu.
• Bi, Shan, active 1509, xu.
• Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress).

Created / Published

• [China : publisher not identified, Ming Zhengde 4 nian, 1509]

Headings

• -  Bi family
• -  China--Genealogy

Notes

• -  In case.
• -  Also available in digital form.
• -  十二行二十五字 小字雙行. Twelve lines, with twenty-five characters per line, and paired lines of small characters.
• -  明畢蕙畢蘭畢濟川等撰，詳"執事名氏"葉，其事蹟詳譜內。按新安畢氏，遷自河南，故以偃師畢憬為不遷之祖。景於唐垂拱間， 仕貝邢盧許四州刺史。六傳至師遠，唐乾符四年，以中散大夫調歙州僉事判氏，遂家於篁墩，是為新安畢氏始祖。至修譜時，已三十氏矣。是書編輯有法，體例謹嚴。卷一至八為"世系志"，卷九"仕宦志"，卷十"隱德志"，卷十一"文士志" ，卷十二"貞節志" ，卷十三"壽考志" ，卷十四"山川志" ，卷十五"宮室志" ，卷十六十七"詩文志"。按"文士志"云：「畢尚忠字文灝，扁抗雲軒，號雪巖道人。涉獵書史，工於詩，嘗編修"七國志故事""紅箋記""聲韻新聯""集古遺珠""抗雲集"等 。」又附錄其"自傳"云：道人以永樂丙申正月初四日亥時生。弱冠好戲文曲破，所編"七國志"并"紅箋記"，梨園子弟廣傳之，愧非儒者所習，抑亦當時士大夫之所尚也。是譜蓋僅刷印百餘部，其百四十六部，已按"百家姓"編號，交家長收執。末刻"保和鐘"，鐘內 ：「新安畢氏會通譜記」朱印，然後墨書收掌人名氏；此本記云：「馬字號譜景鎮公十二世孫畢旦收執。」畢蕙序 正德四年(1509) 張昇序 正德三年(1508) 畢璿序正德四年(1509) 歲寒子序 正德三年(1508) 畢章勝序 正德四年(1509) 畢珊序正德四年(1509) 畢濟川跋.
• -  頁260-261. 提要400字. 述畢族傳承及本書謹嚴之體例. 又云是譜僅刷印百餘.

Medium

• 2 volumes

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2014514149

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• https://lccn.loc.gov/2014514149

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