Yongle Encyclopedia

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dictionary
Chinese historical document
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:永乐大典
gptkb:Yongle_Dadian
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:Yongle_Emperor
gptkbp:compiledBy gptkb:Yongle_Emperor
Ming dynasty scholars
gptkbp:completedIn gptkb:1408
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:China
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:British_Library
gptkb:Library_of_Congress
gptkb:National_Library_of_China
various museums and libraries worldwide
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Yang_Pu
gptkb:Wang_Zhi
gptkb:Hu_Guang
gptkb:Jing_Qing
gptkb:Li_Dongyang
gptkb:Wang_Qi
gptkb:Yang_Rong
gptkb:Yin_Zhu
gptkb:Xie_Jin
gptkb:Yao_Guangxiao
gptkbp:format gptkb:manuscript
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Yongle Encyclopedia
gptkbp:influenced later encyclopedias in China
gptkbp:influencedBy previous Chinese encyclopedias
gptkbp:language gptkb:Classical_Chinese
gptkbp:locationOfComposition gptkb:Nanjing
gptkbp:notableFor massive size
comprehensive scope
many original sources now lost
not printed, only handwritten copies
gptkbp:numberOfVolumes 11,095 volumes
22,937 chapters
gptkbp:originalTitle gptkb:Yongle_Dadian
gptkbp:purpose to compile all known knowledge at the time
gptkbp:significance largest encyclopedia in the world at the time
gptkbp:status partially lost
gptkbp:subject gptkb:art
gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:literature
gptkb:medicine
gptkb:music
gptkb:natural_sciences
gptkb:philosophy
gptkb:religion
gptkb:science
gptkb:technology
agriculture
drama
geography
history
gptkbp:survivingVolumes about 400
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus gptkb:Memory_of_the_World_Register
gptkbp:writingMaterial gptkb:newspaper
brush
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ming_dynasty
gptkb:Ming_dynasty_China
gptkb:National_Library_of_China
gptkb:Emperor_Yongle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5