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The compiler of Wai ke zheng zong (Authoritative manual of surgery) was Chen Shigong (1555−1636) of the Ming dynasty. The original edition was in four juan; some later editions were in 12 juan. One of the inscriptions on the cover page reads: “The work of ‘Authoritative Manual of Surgery,’ handed down in the family of Chen Ruoxu.” The other inscription reads: “Woodblocks of the Jinshengju.” The owner of the Jinshengju printing house was the Ming publisher Yu Yingqiu of Jianyang, Fujian. The preliminary juan has prefaces by Bai Zhengmeng ...