Description

Xin ke jing zuan xiang zhu shi tu xuan jing (Newly annotated, compiled, and printed guide for officials pursuing their careers), printed during the Tianqi reign (1621‒27), is a work compiled by Wang Shimao (1536‒88), a native of Yuzhang, Jiangxi Province, and edited and printed by Jiang Shiji. Not much is known about these two men, but they were known to have also cooperated in the compiling and printing of another work. Based on Wang Shimao’s preface, written in 1626, and some historical records on publishing and ...