清代两湖地区坊刻业的特点及其文化贡献

The Features and Cultural Contribution of Etching Industry in Hunan and Hubei Provinces during the Qing Dynasty

清代两湖地区坊刻业的内容主要是传统经史文集、科举应试之书、童蒙读物、日常生活用书、民间文艺等。其在形制上注重版面、版式设计和装帧技术,为平民大众所喜好;政注疏合刊,重言重意,排版较密,节省板材,注重实用;采用套印技术,多附插图,图文并茂。其文化贡献主要体现在:顺应文化潮流,传承、传播和普及文化知识;满足人民的文化需求,繁荣文艺创作,丰富人民的娱乐生活;注重实用,满足人民的生产和日常文化生活需要。

The main content of etching industry in Hunan and Hubei provinces during the Qing Dynasty covers the traditional history books,books for imperial examinations,children＇s books,and books for daily life and folk art.They are delicately designed,printed,and bound,to the like of mass people.The cultural contribution of the etching industry is that it popularizes culture and knowledge,meets the cultural and practical demand of the mass people.