书肆起源考论

Textual Research on the Origin of the Bookstore

书肆是图书(交易)贸易的市肆,是社会和文化发展到一定阶段的产物,是古代文献流通的重要渠道之一。书肆的产生对古代的藏书发展具有积极的推动作用,同时也是催生我国近代图书馆产生的滥觞之一。根据古代文献记载,最早的书肆起源于西汉末年,但是也有人从历史事物的发展特点出发进行分析研究,如陈文豪、林应麟二人就分别指出书肆应起源于(春秋)战国时期。从简册(策)的使用时间、造纸术的发明时间以及历史背景的影响等诸因素入手,同时结合相关文献记载,笔者认为书肆起源于(春秋)战国时期的说法具有一定的合理性。

Bookstore is a book - trade market which is the product of a certain stage of cultural development of society and an important channel for the circulation of ancient literature. The emergence of the bookstore has a positive role in promoting the development of ancient books, and it is also one of the origins of modern Chinese libraries. According to ancient records, the earliest bookstore origina- ted in the Western Han Dynasty, but some people carried out analysis and research from the historical characteristics of the develop- ment of things, such as Chen Wenhao and Lin Yinglin. They pointed out that the bookstore should originate in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States. From the usage time of the booklet, the invention time of the papermaking and the influence of the historical back- ground, the author thinks that the bookstore originated from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States is reasonable. 9 refs.