GGM053 Gugong Museum; Zhu Saihong ed: SHENGSHI WENZHI: QINGGONG DIANJI WENHUA. (Imperial Book Culture During the Qing Period). Beijing, 2005. 259 pp. Colour plates throughout. 31x24 cm. Boards. GBP 65.00 Splendid catalogue produced to accompany an equally splendid, if little-noted exhibition (the first such in over 50 years), at the Gugong Museum devoted to imperial book culture and especially the productions of the Wuyingdian, the imperial print workshops established as such during the reign of the Kangxi emperor. A fine reference for Chinese bibliographic treasures with the appropriate associations. The book is divided into six sections: books in palace collections; the 'reading' of the Qing emperors; official state publications; imperial bindings; educational publications; and imperial editions proper. In Chinese. Subjects: Rare Books Illustrated Books Available, as of: 03/07/2008 Was item 249 in printed List 146. Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com.