110
BOOK REVIEWS
of Shen Chou, comprising thirteen album leaves, are existing and known today. A detailed discussion of these two works is presented as well as five good reproductions.
Chang Kun's "An Analysis of the Tun-huang Tibetan Annals" is based on the published editions of the Tun-huang materials. He classifies some important Tibetan expressions under the eight headings of "Introduction, Ruling House, Officialdom, Government Operations, Territorial Division, Border Regions, Subjugated Territories and Foreign Countries." In addition, he presents in this scholarly work a long list of "Royal Residence and Sites for Councils," an index of "Places and Peoples" and an index of "Tibetan Personal Names."
A very outstanding feature of the volume is that as much as 150 pages (pp. 175-329) are used for reviews. Well-known scholars, nearly all from Hong Kong, discuss an interesting range of books on Asia from 1955 to 1961.
In addition, a "Far Eastern Bibliography" lists the titles of the articles in thirty-five journals of European languages dealing with the Orient, mostly of the year 1958. Studies contained in another twenty journals, this time in Chinese and Japanese languages, are given as well and are indeed a most helpful guide to the state of research in Asia. The comparatively young Journal of Oriental Studies thus contains a wealth of minute information on research and by undertaking this troublesome work sets an example to other, often older, journals concentrating on Asia.
Under separate cover, there has been published by the Hong Kong University Press an "Index to Volumes I to V, 1954-1960" to the Journal of Oriental Studies. The articles are listed according to their authors as well as their titles and subject matter, the book reviews according to the names of the authors and of the reviewers. The Index is helpful for reference, especially to the numerous valuable book reviews in the Journal.
K. Bünger
110
BOOK REVIEWS
of Shen Chou, comprising thirteen album leaves, are existing and known today. A detailed discussion of these two works is presented as well as five good reproductions.
Chang Kun's "An Analysis of the Tun-huang Tibetan Annals" is based on the published editions of the Tun-huang materials. He classifies some important Tibetan expressions under the eight headings of "Introduction, Ruling House, Officialdom, Govern- ment Operations, Territorial Division, Border Regions, Subjugated Territories and Foreign Countries." In addition he presents in this scholarly work a long list of "Royal Residence and Sites for Councils," an index of "Places and Peoples" and an index of "Tibetan Personal Names."
A very outstanding feature of the volume is that as much as 150 pages (pp. 175-329) are used for reviews. Well-known scholars, nearly all from Hong Kong, discuss an interesting range of books on Asia from 1955 to 1961.
In addition, a "Far Eastern Bibliography" lists the titles of the articles in thirty-five journals of European languages dealing with the Orient, mostly of the year 1958. Studies contained in another twenty journals, this time in Chinese and Japanese languages, are given as well and are indeed a most helpful guide to the state of research in Asia. The comparatively young Journal of Oriental Studies thus contains a wealth of minute information on research and by undertaking this troublesome work sets an example to other, often older, journals concentrating on Asia.
Under separate cover there has been published by the Hong Kong University Press an "Index to Volumes I to V, 1954 - 1960" to the Journal of Oriental Studies, The articles are listed according to their authors as well as their titles and subject matter, the book reviews according to the names of the authors and of the reviewers. The Index is helpful for reference especially to the numerous valuable book reviews in the Journal.
K. Bünger
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