The so-called mimeograph is to cover wax paper with wax paper, engrave words on it with an iron pen, and then print with ink.

Because the equipment for mimeographed books is relatively simple and convenient, there are wax paper, ink, rollers and so on. So from the beginning of the last century to the 1970s and 1980s, many mimeographed copies spread all over the world.

However, due to the limitation of mimeographed equipment such as waxed paper, the printing quantity of each mimeographed book is limited, so its preciousness is higher than that of ordinary printed books.

Mimeograph has prevailed in China for a whole century, and it has penetrated into various cultural fields.

It was not until nearly ten years ago that mimeograph completed its historical mission and will soon disappear due to the application of computers.

However, its historical witness function and document preservation function in the past 100 years should not be underestimated.

Mimeograph is a product of modern times, and Japan did it the earliest and best. China started late, but it developed rapidly. Especially during the Republic of China and before the 1980s, some mimeographs with antique lines were the most exquisite.

Catalogers just don't accept mimeographed books. They don't think it's a version, so mimeographed copies have long been excluded from the collection and can't enter the collection.

In fact, this is a kind of prejudice, and this narrow concept obviously violates the purpose of collecting books.

"The mimeographed version is also a copy", which is what Zheng, an anecdote writer of literature and history, said before his death.

Not only did he say so, but he also collected mimeographed books.

It is said that many famous artists made mimeographed copies for the first time in his library.

Mimeograph has a history of one hundred years in China.

It was first invented by Edison and later spread to Japan. It was improved by Kenzaburo Morii before it was popularized and applied.

In Japan, mimeographed edition is called "hole edition", which is not only used to make general books, but also used in dictionaries and published by bookstores. It is a "hole edition" book with its own style.

It may be rare now.

The earliest mimeograph used in China was transmitted from Japan in the late Qing Dynasty, and later it was produced and distributed by the Commercial Press.

Because it is convenient to use, it is deeply loved by people, especially in institutions, organizations and schools.

The mimeograph technology has made great contribution to the spread of modernization in China.

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