Additional notes to the 《蛮书》 . This booklet contains a reprint of 方国瑜's notes on the 《云南志》as well as the introduction of the 1962 critical edition by 向达 and some other material. It is significantly more concise than the other books.
Abstract: 唐人樊绰所撰《云南志》,为研究南诏前期最重要的史笈,世人颇重其书。向达搜罗版本,拾遗补缺,经二十余年之考究,著成《蛮书校注》一书,于一九六二年问世。向氏博于隋、唐史,且于此书用力较多,颇多创见,使该书成为一个比较好的本子。近年来我细读此书,感到《校注》优点甚多,但也还有不足。现汇录札记,编成《云南志校补》。兹先略说几个问题。