江苏唐五代刻书述略

A Brief Account of Jiangsu Engraved Books in Tang and Five Dynasties

江苏是古代刻书的起源地之一,史料记载早在南朝时期就有刻书活动,而确切可考的时代则为唐五代。唐代刻书主要在扬州和苏州,内容则以佛像、历书为主,偶有文集之刻。五代时,江苏境内的刻书活动主要集中在建康,可以考知的有三部典籍。江苏在刻书的早期时代,已经走在了全国前列,为宋代以后刻书事业的繁荣做好了坚实的基础。

Jiangsu is one of the origins of ancient book engraving.According to historical records,there were book engraving activities as early as the Southern Dynasty,and the exact age is the Tang and Five Dynasties.In the Tang Dynasty,the inscriptions were mainly in Yangzhou and Suzhou,and the contents were mainly Buddhist statues and almanacs,with occasional anthologies.During the Five Dynasties,the calligraphy engraving activities in Jiangsu were mainly concentrated in Jiankang,which were well-documented with three classics.In the early days of book engraving,Jiangsu had been at the forefront of the country,which had laid a solid foundation for the prosperity of book engraving after the Song Dynasty.