匠心独运——纪念《中国古籍装订修补技术》问世40周年

Forerunner of Chinese Ancient Books Restoration:the 40th Anniversary of Publication of the Chinese Ancient Books Binding and Restoration Technology

书籍之为物,不可避免有损毁之虞,与此相对应的是古籍修复事业的产生和发展。从著名藏书家周叔弢一例看,藏书家对古籍修复的态度是很审慎的,对古籍的重装、修复也有着严格的要求。然而我国古籍修复事业的传承基本是父子、师徒口耳相传的形式,良工很少能留下书面著作。《中国古籍装订修补技术》是我国首部全面系统总结古籍修复技术的著作,该书以“史”“学”“术”为线索,对古籍装订修补进行了理论方面的探索和实践当面的总结,深刻地影响了我国当代的古籍修复事业,在我国古籍保护史研究中占有重要地位。迄今为止,该书已问世40年,仍然是古籍保护研究者重要的参考文献。

As a kind of material,Chinese ancient books were inevitably damaged or worn during the long preservation history.In order to better the preservation and conservation of Chinese ancient books,the restoration technology of ancient books emerged and developed.From the case of famous bibliophile Zhou Shutao,we can draw a conclusion that bibliophiles’attitude towards ancient books repair is very prudent,and they also have strict request when asking the artisans to help binding and restoration of their Chinese ancient books.However,the cause of China’s ancient books restoration inherited in a way of father to son and mentoring in the form of word of mouth.As a result,good artisans seldom left written works.Chinese Ancient Books Binding and Restoration Technology is the first comprehensive and systematic work which summarizes the work of ancient books binding and restoration technology.In a clue of history-study-technology,this book has made a theoretical exploration and a practical summary of the binding and restoration of ancient books,which has a profound effect on the restoration of ancient books in China and has played an important role in the preservation and conservation history of ancient books in China.Up to now,this book has been published for 40 years and is still an important reference for Chinese ancient books protection researchers.