| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 圖書資訊學研究所 === 103 === The wood block printing has been invented since Tang Dynasty. The quantity and classifications of publications in Ming Dynasty outperform the publications generated in previous Dynasties. The books published by royal families of Ming Dynasty, superior to books created by other publishers, are unique in the printing history. With the political, economic, and cultural advantages, the royal families are able to produce books in excellent quality, and these collections are highly valued academically. Also, scholars have been paying considerable attention to the study of these books through times.
This study aims to arrange and analyze collections published by royal families, to investigate its circulations and current locations, as well as to discuss contents of the books.
The first chapter includes the research background, goals, methods, and other researches relevant to this topic. The second chapter introduces how the royal families form in Ming Dynasty through imperial clan system, and the changes in terms of behaviors and thoughts after imperial clansmen have been disempowered due to rebelling against Ming emperors and failure to overthrow the authority. The third chapter provides the history background of Ming''s printing development, the conditions of how royal families start printing activities, and the discussions of the editions’ special features. In the fourth chapter, catalogs and annotated catalogues of rare book are organized, and collectors who collect these books and recent locations are recognized based on the existing catalogs. Last, chapter five summarizes the previously stated discussions and makes suggestion for future researches.
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