a festschrift in honor of richard b. mather was published by the t'ang studies society in provo, utah, in 2003. its title is "studies in early medieval chinese literature and cultural history: in honor of richard b. mather & donald holzman." this special festschrift was edited by paul w. kroll & david r knechtges, both of whom are professors of chinese, and it includes contributions by ten chinese specialists. the section specifically about professor mather is found on pages (xii)-xxiii: a color photo of professor mather is on page (xii), his biography is on pages xiii-xviii, and his bibliography is on pages xix-xxiii.