A Concise History of Traditional Table-of-Content Works in Sylloge Class
Liu Yan · Hainan Daxue xuebao · 2011
Table-of-content classification,the compendium and the frame for table-of-content works,has experienced a long-term of evolution and developing process.sylloge class is a minor sort in belles-letters.Its development can be summarized into three stages: in Tang and Song Dynasties,sylloge class changed from heterogeneousness to purity;in Ming Dynasty,it evolved into the direction of multi-dimension and refinement;in Qing Dynasty,and Four Categories Catalog of Imperial Manuscript Library impelled sylloge class to settle down.