Chapter 55 The evolution of book style

The evolution of book style When we mention books today, the form of books that comes to mind, if it is not a thread-bound book, must be Printed books or lithographed books.These books, whether in Chinese or foreign languages, whether in thread-bound or foreign-bound books, What they represent is actually just the current stage in the evolution of book styles.If you think Only things printed on paper in this way and then bound into volumes are books, and that would be wrong. In the next few centuries, what changes will happen to the style of books in the world, we can't guess now, But thinking that there are many large-scale libraries that have already put too many volumes of books, periodicals, newspapers and document archives into

And a very precious lonely book, which is reduced into a volume of video with small videos, and it takes time to consult the reference Just use a projector to enlarge and read, and it is not difficult for us to imagine the possible styles of books in the future.This kind of composition The books of the film can be preserved and reprinted, and the usual collection does not take up space, and the copying process is economical and convenient. It reads the same as the original book.Although we are used to reading today's books, we think that the "shadows" in each volume are "Piece book" is not like a "book". From the standpoint of today's book lovers and bibliophiles, it seems a bit scary.

landscape, but it is predictable that this kind of "film book" will inevitably develop and become popular day by day. In fact, where are the original styles of "books" in the style of books we are used to today? The Chinese manuscripts found in the Dunhuang Stone Chamber are all scrolls like the hand scrolls used by today's painters.At once It is the so-called Song blackboard script, and the original style was not like the thread-bound books we see today, but like a framed book. Like inscriptions or albums, this is called butterfly installation, push canopy or whirlwind in editions.but it's still paper

Zhang invented later books.Before the eunuch Cai Lun invented (?) papermaking in the later Han Dynasty, what our ancestors saw The book is written on wood or bamboo with lacquer, and then tied together with straw rope or cowhide rope, which is the so-called It is called wooden slips or bamboo tubes.Confucius repaired the Book of Changes, "Three Wonders of Reed Weaving", that is, he read the rope through the book three times, Just as we broke the binding thread of a book today.It is not only used for writing and reading books, but also The same is true for daily letter writing and accounting.A few years ago, it was discovered in the ruins of ancient garrison bunkers in Gansu, Northwest China.

Many of the wooden slips of the Han Dynasty, in addition to the military official documents and records, many of them are the family letters of the soldiers. is a good proof. However, the portraits of Guan Gong that we often see on the altars of general stores today, are held in Guan Gong's hands. The style of that volume of "Spring and Autumn" is actually the same as the thread-bound books we read today.Guan Gong was from the period of the Three Kingdoms. Even if he doesn't read the bamboo slips, he should at least read the "rolls". The painter actually made him read the wooden or printed books.

"Spring and Autumn" really made a big joke on the history of the evolution of book forms in our country.is the book of europe Books, before our country's papermaking and typography were introduced to Europe, all their books were all It is a manuscript, and it is copied on refined sheepskin and cowhide, and its style is just like our ancient books. Like a book, it is a scroll rolled into a roll.The books of the ancient Egyptians are also manuscripts, volume by volume, But they don't use parchment much, but a kind of papyrus which is a special product on both sides of the Nile River.indian scriptures,

It was written on the dried leaves of a Bedolo tree shaped like bamboo shoot shells or pruned The broken plantain fan is then tied up with ropes one by one, just like our ancient bamboo slips and wooden slips, This is the so-called "Bayue" Sutra.There are still collections of such ancient scriptures in many large monasteries in our country. Not long ago, someone unearthed a large number of mud bricks in the ruins of the ancient city of Nineveh, some of which were only an inch long. Some are more than a foot long, with cuneiform characters engraved on them, and a total of more than 10,000 square meters have been found.later

It is confirmed that these are the books of the ancient Assyrians, and some of them are the history of their own country.These "brick "Book" has a history of 2,500 years. It is the same as my country's lacquered bamboo slips and Egyptian papyrus scripts. The oldest book style in history. However, whether it is mud bricks or bamboo slips, whether it is scrolls or strings, books are always books. Only the famous library of Alexander the Great in history, the style of the books in the library is unique. A little bit of a surprise.Of course, in Alexander's time, the general form of books was still the parchment

reel stage.Of course it is very inconvenient to read such books, so Alexander the Great ordered Each of his slaves must read a book, and then use numbers to compile all the slaves into a bibliography. If he thinks of what book he wants to read, he only needs to call out the catalog number, and a slave will naturally pass by. Come, recite to him a chapter from the book he wants to read.This is the famous living book in history museum.Alexander the Great was quite proud of it; but probably no bibliophile today would want to collect such a collection. A wacky version of a book, huh?