Complex sentence: Although a distinct minority, there were others who took the discipline as seriously as Shen did; the official, historian, poet, and essayist Ouyang Xiu (1007--1072) compiled an analytical catalogue of ancient rubbings on stone and bronze.
Split into simpler sentences: Although a distinct minority, there were others who took the discipline as seriously as Shen did. For instance, the official, historian, poet, and essayist Ouyang Xiu (1007--1072) compiled an analytical catalogue of ancient rubbings on stone and bronze.