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ADDENDA ET CORRIGENDA TO VOLUMES ONE & TWO
I 56, add to note 3: Yen Shih-ku explains, " `Insignia' denoted the tallies that could be
matched together, which constituted documents [of credit]. `Credentials' were made
with feathers. At the top and bottom they were double. They took [their names] from
their form. `Bamboo credentials' got their name in this manner. Those who bore commands
held them in order that they might be trusted."
I 6629, for Yuan read Yüan (From L. C. Goodrich).
I 796, for blowing away read unroofing
I 8813, for T'ung read Ch'ê
I 9111, for punishing a merciless read exterminate a
I 9827, delete -an
I 12333, for Li-Chi read Li-chi (From L. C. G.)
I 14230, for Decree read Mandate
I 15515, for autumn read winter (From A. C. Moule).
I 15735, for 180 read 178
I 16533, for proceeding read preceding
I 19220, before decrees insert written
I 19221, before edicts insert written
I 20722, delete sentence in square brackets.
I 20814, for his read the imperial
I 21623, for testimentary read testamentary (From L. C. G.)
I 21911, for extravagently read extravagantly (From L. C. G.)
I 22522, delete King
I 22534,35,38, delete Emperor
I 23722,23, for the Prefect, or an official read or a foreman clerk
I 23821, for Palace Military Commander read Commandant of the Capital
I 23825, for Guards read Guard
I 24332, for In read An original note to
I 24333, before Lu Shih add on
I 24334, delete in his own comment on his
I 24334,35, for is quoted as saying read says
I 2444,5, for speaking evil and criticizing read slandering [the government]
I 2471, for ch'üen read ch'üan (From L. C. G.)
I 25020, for towers screening read crenelated screening wall3 at the towers outside
I 25042, for [palace] portal with the towers read tower outside the [palace] portal with
the crenelated screening walls
I 25110, for towers of the eastern gate read crenelated screening wall at the eastern tower
I 25111, for screen towers are small read fou-szu are irregular
I 25125, add at end: Probably in Han times the fou-szu was merely a crenelated screening
wall connecting the two detached look-out towers before the palace gate, whereas by
T'ang times there had been added to the wall various turrets and the term fou-szu had
come to be applied to both turrets and screening wall.
I 26622, for decree read edict
I 27028, for ch'ü read chü (From L. C. G.)
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