《小岭曹氏宗谱》宣纸研究史料价值及若干问题释疑

Value of The Xiaoling Cao Genealogy as Historical Data in the Study of the Xuan Paper and Explanations of Some Questions

《小岭曹氏宗谱》是一部尤对宣纸研究有特殊史料价值的史籍,它给后人留下了有关宣纸经营、产区分布、重要宣纸人物和宣纸发展史上重大事件的记载,同时还引发了我们对历史上小岭曹氏历代遵行"口训",长期有效地对宣纸技艺进行保密问题的思考。

The Xiaoling Cao Genealogy is a historical book of special historical value especially for the study of the Xuan Paper. It records for the later generations the management of the Paper, the distribution of its producing area, and important personages and major events in the development of the Paper. It also arouses our reflections on questions about the Xiaoling Cao ’s complying historically with the unwritten family precepts through generations and effectively keeping secret the workmanship of the Xuan Paper over a long period of time.