续论钱大昕的考史之“学”

钱大昕考史之"学"浩博,纵的方面已超越同时代的其他考据大师,学逾三代,通贯古今;横的方面尤重官制、舆地、氏族谱牒之学,还把精通方志、金石、避讳之学等,作为基本的知识储备,使它们都成了善事(指考史)之利器.此前笔者曾作文详论,限于篇幅,未能对方志、金石、避讳学在钱大昕考史中的作用予以评述.若以此定格,非但失于完整,而且不够充分.故特为前篇作续,缀文以求补遗.

Continued Study on Qian Daxin's Knowledge of Textual Research into History

Qian Daxin's knowledge of textual research into history is so wide-embracing that it vertically surpassed all other masters of textual research into history in his times, which lasted for over three dynasties, having a thorough all-times learning, and it horizontally Qian Daxin took that knowledge as the basic knowledge reserves, especially focusing on the official systems, geography and genealogy as well as chorography, epigraphy and the ology of taboo. All that was an efficient instrument for textual research into history. The author's previous article made a comment on that, but, because of the length-limitation, did not remarked upon the functions of chorography, epigraphy and learning of taboo played in Qian Daxin's textual research into history. The author thinks it is partial and unfair if his previous article is taken as the ultimate conclusion. That's why the author writes this article as the addendum.