The ''Siku Quanshu Zongmu Tiyao'', or the ''Annotated Bibliography of the Four Treasuries'', is an annotated catalog of the thousands of works that were considered for inclusion in the ''
Siku Quanshu'' (''Complete Library of the Four Treasuries''). Work for the 200-chapter catalog began in 1773 and was completed in 1798. The ''Annotated Bibliography of the Four Treasuries'' is the largest pre-modern Chinese book catalog. It contains
bibliographic notices on all 3,461 works that were included in the ''Complete Library of the Four Treasuries'', as well as shorter notes on 6,793 works that were not included in the imperial library but listed only by title (''cunmu'' 存目). Thousands of books are omitted from the catalog, including the almost 3,000 works that were destroyed by the
Qing because they were considered to be anti-
Manchu
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. The notices themselves were written by many hands, but the final drafts were edited by chief editor
Ji Yun. The content of the annotated catalog reflects the strength of
Han learning in Qing scholarly circles.
Name
The ''Siku Quanshu Zongmu Tiyao'' (, literally "Annotated Bibliography of the Complete Library of the Four Treasuries") or simply the ''Siku Zongmu'' (, literally "Catalog of the Four Treasuries") in Chinese. It is also translated in English as the ''Annotated Bibliography of the Four Treasuries'' (or the ''Annotated Bibliography of the Four Treasures'').
See also
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Wu Qiuyan
Notes and references
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1798 non-fiction books
Bibliography
Encyclopedias in Chinese
Qing dynasty literature
China-related bibliographies