A new textual criticism on block-printed editionin thedynasty / 中国针灸

ABSTRACT

It has always been considered that() printed byis the earliest version. In comparative study, it is found that there are two versions in thedynasty, one is the original, stored in the Library of China Academy of Sciences and another one is the revision, stored in the Library of Tianjin University of TCM, Zhejiang Provincial Library and the Library of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. The last item, Chengjiang (CV 24) in thein volume 7 is included in the revised edition, but not covered in the original one, which is the difference between the two versions. Both of the versions were in thedynasty, rather than the block-printed one in thedynasty.