8. The Four Parts 四 部
- Lo, Karl. A Guide to the Si Pu Ts'ung K'an. Lawrence: University of Kansas Libraries, 1965.
- Si bu cong kan: An Index to Titles of Texts. 2100 ce 冊. Shanghai: Commercial Press, 1920-22. Photolithograph edition of 四 部 叢 刊
- On the Si ku quan shu zong mu 四 庫 全 書 總 目(General catalog of the complete books in the four parts of the Imperial Library), see:
- Yue., P.Y. Title Index to the Si ku chuan shu. Beiping: Standard Press, 1934.
- "The Complete Collection in Four Treasuries" electronic library has been published in CD-ROM form by the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
- Si ku quan shu cun mu cong shu 四 庫 全 書 存 目 叢 書 (Collectanea of works with an account in the SKQS project catalog but not preserved in the imperial collection). This adds 6793 works in 93,551 juan 卷 collected into 1200 vols., which supplement the entire SKQS collection (3461 works in 70,309 juan 卷). Compiled in Peking by Hu Sheng 胡 繩 and others. Published by Peking University Press, 1994-97.
- Xu xiu si ku quan shu 續 修 四 庫 全 書 (Continuation to the SKQS), compiled by Gu Tinglong 顧 廷 龍 and others. This is another project initiated in China in 1994 by the Shanghai Gu ji chu ban she and published as a collectanea works that appeared during the Qing dynasty after the SKQS was compiled.
- Yi 易 - Yi jing and commentaries. (10 juan 卷)
- Shu 書 - Shu ching and commentaries. (4 juan)
- Shi 詩 - Shi jing and commentaries. (4 juan)
- Li 禮 - Zhou li 周 禮, Yi li 儀 禮, and Li ji 禮 記 and commentaries. (7 juan)
- Chun qiu 春 秋 - Spring and Autumn Annals and commentaries. (6 juan)
- Xiao jing 孝 經 - Classic of Filial Piety. (1juan)
- Wu jing zong yi 五 經 總 義 - Collected commentaries on the 5 Classics. (2 juan)
- Si shu 四 書 - Four Books: Lun yu 論 語, Mengzi 孟 子, Da xue 大 學 and Zhong yong 中 庸. (3 juan)
- Yue 樂 - Music. (2 juan)
- Xiao xue 小 學 - Lesser learning; dictionaries (Er ya 爾 雅, Shuo wen jie zi 說 文 解 字 and Guang yun 廣 韻) and interpretive works associated with the classics (Chun qiu fan lu 春 秋 繁 露 and Zhu Yizun's Jing yi kao 經 義 考). (5 juan)
- Cheng shi 正 史 - Standard Dynastic Histories. (2 juan)
- Bian nian 編 年 - Annals or Chronicles. (2 juan)
- Ji shi ben mo 紀 事 本 末 - Narratives from beginning to end; emphasis on sequence of events often in the form of a general history. (1 juan)
- Bie shi 別 史- Separate histories; treat diverse subjects of different dynasties. (1 juan)
- Za shi 雜 史 - Similar in subject to the pieh shi, but smaller in scope. (4 juan)
- Zhao ling zou yi 詔 令 奏 議 - Mandates and memorials. (2 juan )
- Zhuan ji 傳 記 - Biographies, including civil examination records. (8 juan)
- Shi chao 史 鈔 - Historical excerpts taken from one or a number of historical works. (1 juan)
- Zai ji 載 記- Contemporaneous records; histories of smaller "illegitimate" states. (1 juan)
- Shi ling 時 令 - Seasonal ordinances dealing with political, economic and religious activities associated with the seasons. (1 juan)
- Di li 地 理 - Geography gazetteer; includes historical, national and local geography. In addition to topography and economics also takes up religions, temples, distinguished personalities, literary productions, local gazetteers. (11 juan)
- Zhi guan 職 官 - Offices; official ranks and titles. (2 juan)
- Zheng shu 政 書 - Political treatises; ordinances, institutes, governmental machinery. (4 juan)
- Mu lu 目 錄 - Bibliography: published books and epigraphical records. (3 juan)
- Shi ping 史 評 - Historical criticism; deals with great events in history, methods of historical approach or entire historical works. See Liu Zhiji's Shi tong 史 通 or Zhang Xuecheng's Wen shi tong yi 文 史 通 義 . (3 juan)
- Ru jia 儒 家 - Confucians. (8 juan)
- Bing jia 兵 家 - Militarists. (2 juan)
- Fa jia 法 家 - Legalists. (1 juan)
- Nong jia 農 家 - Agriculturalists. (1 juan)
- Yi jia 醫 家 - Medicine. (3 juan)
- Tian wen suan fa 天 文 算 法 - Astronomy and mathematics. (2 juan)
- Shu shu 術 數 - Magic and divination. (4 juan)
- Yi shu 藝 術- Art. (3 juan)
- Pu lu 譜 錄 - Scientific repertories. (2 juan)
- Za jia 雜 家 - Miscellaneous writings. (18 juan)
- Lei shu 類 書 - Encyclopedias. (5 juan)
- Xiao shuo jia 小 說 家 - Story tellers. (5 juan)
- Shi jia 釋 家 - Buddhists. (1 juan)
- Dao jia 道 家 - Taoists. (2 juan)
- Chu ci 楚 辭 - Songs of Chu. (1 juan)
- Bie ji 別 集 - Individual collections. (57 juan)
- Zong ji 總 集 - General collections. (9 juan)
- Shi wen ping 詩 文 評 - Literary criticism. (3 juan)
- Ci chu 詞 曲 - Collections of ci and ch'u with criticism and rules for writing (Ci p'u) (3 juan)
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