《昭代经师手简》出版述论

A Commentary on the Publication of Zhaodai Jingshi Shoujian

《昭代经师手简》是首部以珂罗版技术影印出版的清代学者书札真迹专集。《手简》所据书信为高邮王氏家藏,被王国维发现后,几经波折,最终由罗振玉在日本出版。《手简》之出版具有开创性意义,其受到罗、王传承乾嘉学术之理念的影响,在内容上是信札出版专题化的代表,体现出不断增强的研究意识;在形式上采用珂罗版技术,达到了当时的最佳印刷质量。《手简》重视印刷质量、关注信札内容,影响深远,其后的清代学者信札出版在这两方面青出于蓝。《手简》也提出了突破藏家局限、推进学者信札出版专题化的愿望,对今后的出版工作更具启发意义。

Zhaodai Jingshi Shoujian was the first published collection of a Qing scholar’s manuscripts of letters that was printed using collotype techniques. The letters were discovered by Wang Guowei in the Wangs’ family collection in Gaoyou, and after twists and turns, published in Japan by Luo Zhenyu. The publication of Zhaodai Jingshi Shoujian was of ground-breaking significance. It was done under the influence of Luo and Wang’s ideas inheriting the scholarship during Qianlong and Jiaqing’s reigns in the Qing Dynasty. In terms of its content, it shows that letters were becoming a specialized theme of publication, reflecting a growing awareness of this research subject. In terms of its form, it was of the best possible printing quality, using collotype techniques. The emphasis on printing quality and the attention to the content of the letters had a profound impact. The subsequent publication of the Qing scholars’ letters took steps forward in these two respects. Zhaodai Jingshi Shoujian also reflects the publishers’ wish to break the limit of private collections and to make scholars’ letters a specialized theme of publication, which can also be inspiring for the future work in publication.