Nóngsāng yīshí cuō yào 農桑衣食撮要

Essentials of Agriculture, Sericulture, Clothing, and Food by 魯明善 (Lǔ Míngshàn, fl. 1314–1330, 元)

About the work

A 2-juan Yuán-period agricultural manual by Lǔ Míngshàn, the Uyghur Yuán official, composed at Ānfēnglù during his magistracy in Yányòu 1 (1314). The work organises the agricultural year by lunar month, providing for each month the appropriate agricultural-and-sericultural tasks. The frontmatter brackets to 1314–1330.

Abstract

The Nóngsāng yīshí cuō yào is one of two principal Yuán-period agricultural manuals (with the Nóngsāng jí yào, KR3d0003). The work is methodologically distinguished by its yuèlìng (monthly-ordinance) format. The bibliographic record: Yuán shǐ yìwén zhì; SKQS Zǐbù — Nóngjiā lèi.