徐州古代刻书述略

A Brief Account of Ancient Engraved Books in Xuzhou

徐州从明代始有刻书活动,清代则续成其事。其中,官府所刻主要为方志,对徐州地方志的编写和流传起到了重要促进作用;私家所刻多为诗文集,几位重要作家把自己的作品刻梓以传;书坊刻书仅有零星记载,刻书的商品意识不强。徐州古代刻书虽不及江南发达,但是对于促进当地的藏书和读书文化起到了重要作用,是徐州古代文化中不可缺少的有机组成。

Xuzhou began to engrave books in the Ming Dynasty and continued in the Qing Dynasty.Among them,local Chronicles were mainly engraved by the government,which played an important role in promoting their compilation and circulation.Most of the private works are anthologies of poetry,and several important writers engraved their works to spread.There were only sporadic records of books engraved by the bookstores,which reflected their weak commodity awareness.Although ancient book engraving in Xuzhou is less developed than that in Jiangnan,it plays an important role in promoting local book collection and reading culture,and is an indispensable organic component of ancient culture in Xuzhou.