Although paper was invented in the Han Dynasty, bamboo was still the main writing material at that time, followed by silk. Writing books on paper, from the perspective of literature records and archaeological discoveries, does not have sufficient evidence to show that it was popularized in the Han Dynasty (especially in the Western Han Dynasty).
Thread-bound books appeared in Baobeizhuang in the middle of Ming Dynasty in14th century. This is the first time in the history of China binding technology that scattered pages are gathered together and bound into a book by splicing. Its appearance marks that our country's binding technology has entered a new stage.
Twenty-four histories of Mao Zedong's critical biography was published in September, 1996. This is the largest thread-bound book published since the founding of New China.
As we all know, China is the birthplace of papermaking and printing. Engraving printed books originated in the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties and flourished in the Song Dynasty. The binding of woodcut books developed from scroll loading, warp folding, whirlwind loading and butterfly loading to back loading, and thread-bound books appeared after the Song Dynasty. A batch of thread-bound books are also made of cardboard and green cloth paste into "letters" and matched with ivory coins. This binding is easy to read and not easy to break. It is the most advanced traditional book binding technology in China and has been popular in Ye Genyou for hundreds of years. "Thread-bound book" has also become another name for ancient books in China. In recent ten years, a large number of thread-bound books have been published. China Bookstore publishes twenty or thirty kinds of thread-bound books every year, and Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House and Jiangsu Yangzhou Guangling Bookstore also publish many thread-bound books every year. 1993, China thread-bound book bookstore, the first professional publishing house of thread-bound books in China, was established in Beijing. This publishing house has published nearly twenty kinds of thread-bound books.
Thread-bound books are printed in large quantities because of their artistic charm and practicality. Mr. Xie Yun, editor-in-chief of China Thread-bound Bookstore, said: "Materials, printing and binding are the three elements of printed matter, which form a complete and unified whole with the content of printed matter. Thread-bound books are usually printed on rice paper or wool paper in a special way. This traditional form of printing and binding can uniquely reflect academic and artistic values and the characteristics of book binding and printing. " It is precisely because the binding form of thread-bound books conveys antique and elegant cultural atmosphere that it still has strong artistic charm in modern times.
Deng Yunxiang, a famous scholar, said when talking about thread-bound books: "The root of China traditional culture lies in its carrier thread-bound books. Without thread-bound books, there is nowhere to read, and the roots of China's traditional culture are almost lost. " With the acceleration of China's foreign cultural exchanges, the influence of China's traditional culture in the world is expanding day by day, and thread-bound books, as an important carrier of China's traditional culture, are increasingly popular. In some bookstores in Liulichang, you can often see bundles of thread-bound books waiting to be sent home and abroad. It can be seen that the thread-bound book industry with a long history in China will shine again.
Thread binding is a stage in the history of book binding in China, and it is the binding form of paperback books which is closest to the modern meaning. Before online binding, the binding forms of books were Bao Beizhuang, butterfly, warp folding and so on. In real life and book collection, the previous binding form has long since withdrawn from the practical stage, but the thread-bound books still remain in the second-hand bookstore. As a symbol of ancient civilization, they have suffered from wind and dust and are revered by future generations. At the same time, thread-bound books have become a symbol of value and knowledge. People who collect thread-bound books are one level higher than those who collect paperback books, even if you collect junk in thread-bound books. This is the general view that Mount Tai cannot be moved. Maybe one day, e-books will replace paperbacks, and paperbacks will climb to the same position as thread-bound books. This is really unknown.
Thread-bound ancient books are one concept, while thread-bound old books are another. Although the old books bound by thread still retain the binding practice of thread, people can see the "line" at a glance, but the printing technique inside is "stealing the concept"-replacing the traditional wood carving with movable type printing. Bibliographers who suffer from the worship of thread-bound books feel happy when they see them. When I opened the book, I was suddenly depressed-"well, it's not a board, it's type, it's boring, don't want it." Some books with interesting contents are neglected only because the inside pages are lined with lead, although they are lined with lines and even covered with letters. For example, Zhao Run 'an's Antique Guide, Xia's Four Chapters of Branches and Nest, and Bai Wengui's Banana Window Fan were all obtained from second-hand bookstores and auctions at a very small price. I think others will try their best to care about what is irregular, line lead platoon, love it, buy it and hide it.
Huang Zunxian's poem "Grass of Man and Land", with four volumes and one cover in blue cloth, printed in Japanese, was edited by Huang Zunxian before his death and later by Liang Qichao. It has been published in Japan for three years (19 1 1). Yang Yi's "Atlas of China New Literature" begins with "Poetry Revolution and Liang Qichao and Huang Zunxian", aiming to put the honor of pioneers in the enlightenment stage of new literature on their heads. In this sense, the book Poet Grass is so important, but it has been "smashed into mud and crushed into ashes" and has been shelved for a long time. I only spent 50 yuan to buy it, and I took advantage of the lead lining.
The biggest advantage of thread-bound books is not only that the words are as big as money, but also that they don't damage your eyesight. And when reading a book, it is spread out and opened freely, unlike paperback books and hardcover books, sometimes the ruler can't be held. Thread-bound books can be worshipped, not superstitious, paperbound, the best of the best, eclectic, neither thin today nor thick ancient, the best policy is to collect books. (Xie) According to