Chʼing administrative terms : a translation of The terminology of the six Boards, with explanatory notes

A very good+ copy in a very good- edge worn dust jacket. First edition. Cloth. 8vo. xxvii, 421 pp. Harvard East Asian series 7. An annotated translation of the Liu-pu xh'eng-yu, a phrase dictionary used by government clerks from the 18th century until 1911. Contents Introduction Translator's preface Translator's note on general procedures Chapter I. The board of civil appointment Chapter II. The board of revenue Chapter III. The board of rites Chapter IV. The board of war Chapter V. The board of punishments Chapter VI. The board of works Supplement List of sources and monographs consulted. Index of entries. Index of subjects List of sources and monographs consulted Index of entries Index of subjects