中国造纸术的起源、分期及其特征研究

A Study on Origin,Stages and Characteristics of Chinese Papermaking

引述历史文献、手工艺调查和技术研究等方面的研究成果,以中国造纸术为研究对象,初步考察了造纸术发生、发展、衰落到转型的四个阶段。认为在中国造纸术的发生期,社会需求和丝絮加工技术的转移对造纸术的产生有重要的影响。进入造纸术的发展期,受封建社会结构的影响,造纸术呈现连续性、稳定性和实用性的科技技艺体系特征;受地理环境影响,造纸术呈现地域性、多样性和民族性等社会文化方面的特征。到现代社会,造纸术以非物质文化遗产和现代手工等形式进入社会生活实现转型。当大量的传统科学技术消亡时,造纸术的发展给我们提供了一个良好范本,为进一步继承和发展我国的科学技术提供了较好的借鉴作用。

Four development stages of occurrence, development, decline and transition were preliminarily analyzed to probe into the characteristics of Chinese papermaking. It was showed that social demand and the transfer of flocculent silk processing technology played an important role in emergency of paPermaking at the initial stage. After entering the developmental period, the characteristics of continuity, stability and practicability were presented in papermaking due to the influence of the feudal social structure as well as geographic environment. In modern society, the transformation into social life of Chinese papermaking was accomplished in the form of intangible cultural heritage and modern handicraft.