Complete Collection of Traditional Chinese Arts and Crafts(Zhongguo chuantong gongyi quanji中国传统工艺全集):A Work of Ingenuity

《中国传统工艺全集》——匠心之作

In 1996,the Institute for the History of Natural Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences began work on the Complete Collection of Traditional Ounese Arts and Crafts(Zhongguo chuantong ongyi quanji中国传统工艺全集).In 2016,Elephant Press published this twenty-volume magnum opus under the chief editorship of Lu Yongxiang路甬祥.This rich and informative book series systematically details traditional arts and crafts in over ten main categories that demonstrate Chinese scholars'mastery of fields such as lacquerware,ceramics,metal crafts,machinery,spinning and weaving,dyeing,brewing,processing of traditional Chinese materia medica,papermaking and printing,sculpting,and armor restoration.The authors are well versed in traditional Chinese arts and crafts and have the pertinent academic credentials,elevating research on the subject to a new level and breadth.However,the Complete Collection has not yet covered all significant arts and crafts,and the cultural implications have still to be explored.

1996年,中国科学院自然科学史研究所启动《中国传统工艺全集》的编撰工作。2016年,路甬祥主编的《中国传统工艺全集》20卷由大象出版社出版。这套丛书内容丰富翔实,系统阐述了十余大类的传统工艺,涉及漆器、陶瓷、金属工艺、机械、纺织、印染、酿造、中药炮制、造纸、印刷、雕塑、甲胄等领域,反映了中国学者对传统工艺的认知水平。作者们深谙技艺及相关学术问题,将中国传统工艺研究推向了新的层次和广度。但是,《中国传统工艺全集》并未涵盖全部重要工艺,对工艺的人文内涵的探讨还有待深化。