Patrick Hanan, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Chinese Literature emeritus at Harvard University, has donated his special collection in Chinese literature to the Harvard-Yenching Library. The books are now stored in the rare book room. A digitization project will be launched next year by the library for this collection. Catalogue of Hanan Collection: http://hollis.harvard.edu/?q=language-id%3Achi+Hanan+collection+ From […]
Tibetan Canon from Harvard-Yenching Library to be Exhibited at Museum of Fine Arts! The exhibit opens on November, 16. The story of a Tibetan Buddhist canon—that dates back to 1410—from the Harvard-Yenching Library finding its way the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in Boston is intricate and enigmatic. An exhibit on Chinese Lacquer from 1200 […]
If you have seen the digitized Korean collection, how can you miss our Chinese rare books! The cooperative project between Yenching Library and the National Library of China has brought more than 1,100 titles to the digital world, including all the classics and their exegeses, historical works, as well as the followings: Ding qie Ye […]
As part of a cooperative project between Yenching Library and the National Library of Korea, 563 titles of rare books were digitized from 2007. Examples: Chosŏn pigyŏl chŏnjip (朝鮮秘訣全集); Koryŏ yasa (高麗野史); Ahŭi yoram (兒戲要覽); Yumong mansŏk (豔夢漫釋); Yongsŏ chŭnggwang chŏngtʻomun (龍舒增廣淨土文); Yijo sahwa chʻoryak (李朝士禍抄畧); Mau ŭibang (馬牛醫方); Tae-Hanʾguk tae-Chʻŏngguk tʻongsang choyak (大韓國大清國通商條約)… Rare […]