In his study of the record examples in all dynasties, Xue Shansheng summed up the form of writing and a series of terms, and set up a relatively complete system of writing records.

• 薛三省在研究历朝实录凡例基础上，对书法进行了形式上的归纳，提炼出了一系列的术语，构筑了相对完整的实录书写方法体系。