Qian Chaochen
Department of Humanities, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi. 2011 May;41(3):189-90.
Zhao Kaimei is a famous bibliographer in Ming Dynasty, who preserved and sorted Gu Jin Za Ju, carved a new plate for Song Ban Shang Han Lun. Scholars in Ming-Qing Dynasties set a value on his contributions to preserve and inherit traditional culture of China. Qian Qianyi in Ming Dynasty drafted Zhao Kaimei's memorial tablet of gravestone, which open a window to know about Zhao Kaimei thoroughly. At the end of Qing Dynasty, Sun Yuxiu wrote Mai Wang Guan Shu Mu Ba that provided important information about the procedure of writing Zhao Kaimei's bibliography, the figures of the content, as well as the copiers. Mori Tachiyuki found that Qimei is Zhao Kaimei's first name in his old age.
赵开美是明代著名的藏书家，他保存并整理了《古今杂剧》，为宋版《伤寒论》重新刊刻。明清学者对他在保存和传承中国传统文化方面的贡献给予了高度评价。明代钱谦益为赵开美撰写了墓碑铭文，这为全面了解赵开美打开了一扇窗口。清末孙毓修撰写了《脉望馆书目跋》，提供了有关赵开美书目编写过程、内容人物以及抄书者的重要信息。森立之在晚年发现“启美”是赵开美的原名。
