noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
compiling and writing up; gathering and recording material
Rare formal term for collecting source materials and writing them up into a coherent document, such as a historical record or reference work. Often used in academic or editorial contexts.
彼は古文書を纂述して一冊の本にまとめた。
He compiled and wrote up the old documents into a single book.
Compound of 纂 (collect, compile) and 述 (state, narrate). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with compiling and writing up materials.