noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
Dated term for writing or compiling a book; now mostly replaced by 執筆 or 編纂 in modern usage.
彼は歴史書の撰述に生涯を捧げた。
He devoted his life to the writing of a history book.
Compound of 撰 (select, compile) and 述 (state, narrate). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with compiling and writing.