Nóng shū 農書
The Agricultural Book by 陳旉 (Chén Fū, 1076–1154, 宋)
About the work
A 3-juan Southern Sòng agricultural manual by Chén Fū, completed Shàoxīng 19 (1149). Distinguished from the parallel northern-Chinese-focused tradition (Qí mín yào shù) by its Lower-Yangzi rice-cultivation focus. The frontmatter brackets to 1149.
Abstract
The Nóng shū (Chén Fū) is the principal Southern-Sòng agricultural manual and the earliest substantial pre-modern Chinese rice-cultivation treatise. The bibliographic record: Sòng shǐ yìwén zhì; SKQS Zǐbù — Nóngjiā lèi.
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- Qí mín yào shù (KR3d0001) — the predecessor north-China-focused work.
- Wáng Zhēn’s Nóng shū (KR3d0005) — the Yuán-period successor.
- Kyoto Zinbun, Sìkù quánshū zǒngmù tíyào
- Wikidata