[1976 1st Edition Complete 2-Vol Set] Dictionary of Ming Biography 1368–1644 - L. Carrington Goodrich & Chaoying Fang 1976年首版/完整兩卷《明代名人傳 1368–1644》富路特·房兆楹主編

The Dictionary of Ming Biography, 1368–1644 (Complete 2-Volume Set) is a monumental reference work produced under the auspices of the Ming Biographical History Project of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS). Edited by distinguished sinologists L. Carrington Goodrich and Chaoying Fang, this set was published by Columbia University Press in 1976.

Spanning two comprehensive volumes (Vol. I: A–L; Vol. II: M–Z), this work incorporates contributions from over 80 international scholars on Ming history (including Ray Huang, F.W. Mote, Lien-sheng Yang, and Yu Ying-shih). It provides exhaustive biographic entries for more than 600 key political, military, cultural, and religious figures of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Complete with primary source bibliographies, administrative maps, historical concordance tables, and high-quality portraits of Ming emperors and empresses.

Pillar of Sinological Scholarship: Recognized globally as the single most authoritative English-language biographical reference for the Ming Dynasty, serving as a foundational text for Asian Studies libraries worldwide.

Unrivaled Bibliographic & Visual Resource: Includes invaluable concordance tables (such as the Eighty-nine Collections of Ming Dynasty Biographies), regional maps, and rare reproduction plates of court portraiture.

Collaborative Masterpiece: Features seminal entries authored by leading 20th-century Asian Studies scholars, making it an indispensable asset for historians and collectors alike.

Interior & Binding: Tight, square bindings for both volumes. Text blocks are clean with light, uniform age-toning. No internal writing, marginalia, underlining, or library stamps.

Illustrations & Maps: All historical maps, reference tables, and black-and-white plates (emperor/empress portraits) are crisp and fully intact. Overall in solid Good to Very Good vintage condition.

本套書是由美國亞洲研究學會（Association for Asian Studies, AAS）「明代傳記歷史項目」發起、著名漢學家富路特（L. Carrington Goodrich）與房兆楹（Chaoying Fang）共同主持編纂的權威學術鉅著《明代名人傳 1368–1644》（Dictionary of Ming Biography, 1368–1644），全套分為 Volume I (A–L) 與 Volume II (M–Z) 兩大卷，1976 年由哥倫比亞大學出版社初版發行。

本書集結了全球數十位頂尖漢學家與明史專家（包括余英時、黃仁宇、牟復禮 F.W. Mote、楊聯陞等）共同撰稿，收錄了明朝近三百年（1368–1644）間逾 600 位關鍵歷史人物的詳盡學術傳記。每篇傳記均附有極具價值的文獻出處與參考書目，並收錄明代行政地圖、官修史料對照表及精美的明代帝后宮廷肖像插圖，是全球東亞研究與明史學界公認不可或缺的基石級工具書。

西方明史研究的裏程碑： 本書是 20 世紀國際漢學界最宏大的合作計畫之一，確立了近代西方對明代中國政治、經濟、社會與文化史的研究範式。

嚴謹的史料對照與索引： 書中附有《八十九種明代傳記綜合索引》對照表及明代政區圖，為查閱《明史》列傳及各類明人集、地方誌提供了極高效率的檢索途徑。

大師雲集的撰述陣容： 撰稿人涵蓋了 20 世紀中後期的國際漢學泰斗，許多傳記條目本身即為高品質的微型學術論文。

內頁與裝訂： 兩冊裝訂均非常牢固（Tight Binding）。內頁乾淨整潔，紙張僅有自然的微微歲月泛黃，無劃線、無註記、無折頁、無水痕。

插圖與地圖： 內含之明代政區地圖、參考對照表及黑白帝后肖像插圖頁（Plates）均完好無損，整體保存狀況良好（Good to Very Good condition）。