How to classify ancient books

At present, the commonly used classification of ancient books is the four-part classification. Taking the classification of Chinese rare books as an example, the main classifications are as follows:

1. Jingbu

Categories in categories

Simple class

Books

poetic sentiment

ceremony

The Book of Rites and Zhou Rites: Three Rites, Justice, Common Rites and Miscellaneous Rites

music

Chunqiulei

Compile the general meaning of Zuo Zhuan Gong Yang Zhuan and Gu Liangzhuan Chun Qiu.

filial piety/mourning

Four books

On the General Meaning of the Four Books of the Doctrine of the Mean in Mencius University

Group classics and the general meaning of primary school

Compilation of exegetical books and rhymes

2. History Department:

Biography class

Component generation date

Age category

hand down from generation to generation

History end class

hand down from generation to generation

Miscellaneous history class

Imperial edict memorial class

Zou Yi imperial edict

Biography class

General Biography Diary, Family Biography Miscellaneous Notes, and Gong Ju Official Records.

History copying course

Seasonal class

Geography class

General local chronicles, magazines, landscapes, special chronicles and travel notes.

Official category

Bureaucrats praised political discipline.

Political books

General ceremonies, national plans, military and political decrees, foreign relations examinations, imperial examinations and official documents, miscellaneous records

Directory class

Compilation of local art and literature, public collection and collection of miscellaneous records

metal and stone―hardness and strength

General seals of gold, stone, jade and pottery coins

Category of historical criticism

3. Subsector

Categories in categories

Confucianism

Military strategist

Legalist school

Farmhouse (with veterinarian)

Physician

On the history of acupuncture and moxibustion health care from the compilation of medical classics and herbal diagnosis methods

Astronomical algorithm class

Astronomical almanac

Arithmetic class

Mathematics accounts for the waiting phase, the tomb of the house, the divination book, the book of the phase, and the five elements of yin and yang.

art

Calligraphy, painting, painting, seal cutting, music score, chess acrobatics

Spectrum recording class

Weaving utensils recipes flowers, trees, birds, animals, insects and fish.

Miscellaneous class

Miscellaneous learning, miscellaneous words, miscellaneous tests, miscellaneous notes, miscellaneous compilation

Fiction class

Short notes and long stories

book

Buddhist class

On the Compilation of the Chinese Version of Da Cang

Taoist school

4. Centralized department:

The Songs of Chu

Other collections of Han, Wei and Six Dynasties

Tang and Five Dynasties Bieji Category

Song Bie Ji lei

Jinbei class

Meta-set class

Distinguishing set class

Clear collection class

Total set class

Compilation, generation, making friends, local literature and art, collection

Poetry criticism

word class

Compilation, Collection, Collection, Ci-Hua, Ci-Pu and Rhyme

Qu Lei

Zhu Gong tune, zaju, legend, Sanqu, folk songs, tanci, Baojuan, Quxuan, Qupu, Qulv, Qu Yun, Quping, Quhua and repertoire.

5. Cong

Assembly series

Local series

Collection series

Self-edited series