Roses in January: a neglected dimension in Gregory of Tour's historiae

Gregory of Tours was a sixth-century bishop who wrote Ten books of histories, our only detailed source of information for that period in Gaul. A great deal of attention has been paid to his vivid portrayal of Merovingian society and politics. Apart from his often obscure Latin, the strictly chronological composition and the absence of clear co-ordinating statements give his work the appearance of a jumbled, if lively, mosaic. The following study is an attempt to follow one strand through the many-coloured texture of the Histories, that of extraordinary natural events and the context in which Gregory places them, since this seemed to reveal an up to now not so apparent dimension of his thinking about time and, history: his concept of contemporaneity.     

清宫通景线法画探析

西洋技法的介入对清代宫廷绘画的影响是十分明显的,体现在多种形式的艺术作品中,其中用以装饰宫室的贴落因为融入了西方透视画的因素而形成了视觉效果独特的通景线法画。本文力图通过追述透视画法在欧洲的传统以及流传至中国的背景,进而整理出清宫通景线法画出现及发展的脉络,并进一步探讨通景线法画所具有的审美价值和历史意义。     

嘉庆朝新疆"玉努斯案"

本文认为嘉庆十九年(1814)发生于新疆的“玉努斯案”是一桩冤错案,是伊犁将军松筠为迎合嘉庆帝旨意而制造的。该案发生后,清朝放松了对和卓后裔问题的重视以及对新疆的努力经营,这成为道光初年新疆社会动乱的重要原因之一。     

今本《老子》与简本《老子》的关系

郭店楚简发现以来,简本《老子》与今本《老子》①的关系成为学界讨论的一个热点.目前比较有影响的观点有三种:(1)摘抄说,认为简本是一个摘抄本,意即它属于今本的祖本的一部分②;(2)别系说,认为简本和今本相互并行,各有传承系统③;(3)传承说,认为今本承传简本而来,两者有传承关系④.笔者排比研读,感到今本异于或多于简本之处都可以从文字修饰和思想发展等方面予以解释,故而认为传承说比较合理.鉴于诸位先生言之未详,试作补充论述.