yì​wén​zhì

bibliographical treatise

艺文志 藝文志 yì​wén​zhì
bibliographical treatise
(bound form) A section in official Chinese history books that lists and classifies books and documents of a specific era. First created by Ban Gu for the 汉书 hàn​shū, later histories such as those of the Tang, Song, and Ming dynasties followed this format. Sometimes referred to as 经籍志 jīng​jí​zhì

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