Etiquette Dictionary - Reigiruiten

Compiled by Tokugawa Mitsukuni. One volume each of the opening and catalogue, 510 volumes of main text, and three volumes of illustrations. A comprehensive collection of 234 items on regular and special court ceremonies, compiled from 233 records from various families from 930 (Encho 8) to 1532 (Tenbun 1). Mitsukuni wanted to create a collection of records he had collected for the compilation of Dai Nihonshi and to make them available to the Imperial Court. In 1682 (Tenwa 2), he submitted a petition to the Imperial Court and received the approval of Emperor Reigen. The following year, he received an official imperial order to begin the compilation, and it was completed in 1701 (Genroku 14). It was presented to the Imperial Court and the shogunate in 1710 (Hoei 7). The title was also named by the same emperor. The completion of this book had an enormous influence, on the one hand giving rise to the "Reigi Ruiten Shuui," which is a collection of records not cited in this book, and on the other hand giving rise to similar comprehensive works such as the "Gunki Ruikan" and "Chogi Burui."

[Hiromichi Imae]

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徳川光圀(みつくに)編。首巻・目録各一巻、本文五百十巻、図絵三巻。恒例・臨時の朝儀234項目にわたり、930年（延長8）より1532年（天文1）までの、諸家の記録233部をもって編纂(へんさん)した総合的な部類記。光圀は、『大日本史』編纂のために集めた記録で部類記をつくり、朝廷の御用に供しようと考え、1682年（天和2）朝廷に奏して霊元(れいげん)天皇の内許を得、翌年正式の勅命により編纂に着手し、1701年（元禄14）完成。1710年（宝永7）朝廷・幕府に献上。書名も同天皇の命名による。本書の完成は、一方で本書引用外の記録を集めた『礼儀類典拾遺』などを生み、他方で同種の総合部類である『群記類凾(るいかん)』『朝儀部類』を生むなど、多大の影響を及ぼした。

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