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ADDENDA ET CORRIGENDA TO VOLUMES ONE & TWO

(Roman numerals denote volumes; arabic numbers, pages; superscript numerals, lines.)

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.)