碑刻法律史料在从前的法律史学研究中并未受到应有的重视。为了弥补这一缺憾,我近十年间一直在进行涉及法律事宜的历代碑刻的收集和整理工作,略有斩获。元代法律碑刻就是我曾较为关注的一个对象。从法律碑刻的存世量及形式、种类而言,元代都值得特别关注。从法律碑刻数目看,无论是与其前或同时的宋、辽、金相比,还是与其后的明代相比,元代均处于领先地 Inscriptions on the legal history in the history of legal history research has not received due attention. In order to make up for this shortcoming, I have been collecting and arranging the ancient inscriptions on legal issues for the past ten years, with a slight gain. Yuan Dynasty legal inscriptions is one of the objects I have been more concerned about. In terms of the surviving amount, form and type of legal inscriptions, Yuan Dynasty deserves special attention. Judging from the number of legal inscriptions, the Yuan Dynasty is leading both in comparison with its predecessor or concurrent Song, Liao, Jin and later Ming dynasties