Reflections on the Tower of the Crimson Clouds and the History of the Private Library in Late-Imperial China

Reference Type Journal Article
Year of Publication
2014
Author
Journal
East Asian History
Volume
38
Issue
February
Pagination
63-74
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Chronological Period
Annotation
Examines private libraries in seventeenth century China with a focus on the Tower of the Crimson Clouds (Jiangyun lou), the library built by the scholar, poet and politician, Qian Qianyi 錢謙益 (1582–1664).