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How to distinguish block, Shi Yinben and photocopy in rare books of ancient books?
Engraving is also a pattern. Also called printing plate, reproduction plate and engraving plate. All refer to books printed by block printing. China invented block printing very early. Carving books was very popular in the Tang Dynasty. During the Five Dynasties, imperial academy was entrusted by the government to collate the Nine Classics. In the Song Dynasty, more books were printed by block printing. From Liao, Jin and Xixia to Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, 1000 years prevailed.

Shi Yinben refers to books printed in lithographs. This is also a modern printing method introduced to China in the late Qing Dynasty. The manuscript is written in medicinal ink on special paper, covered on the stone surface, removed from the medicinal paper, coated with ink, and then printed on the ink-stained stone tablet. Lithographic printing and lead printing are both ink printing, which is different from block-printed ancient books printed with ink. Moreover, most of the printed versions are handwritten soft texts, which are easy to identify.

Photocopying: It is divided into two forms: thread binding, paperback and hardcover. In the past, photocopying was mostly done in line to keep the quaint features of China ancient books; However, the contemporary trend requires that the photocopied ancient books be in the form of paperback and hardcover, so that the price can be lower and it is convenient to check. Photocopyed ancient books can also be punctuated or collated, and some photocopied ancient books have been punctuated or collated.

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Modern lithographs in China are mostly ancient books, covering four subsets: classics, series, popular novels and songbooks. Among them, Four Series, Piece Together Twenty-four History by Commercial Press and Integration of Ancient and Modern Books by Zhonghua Book Company have great influence. In addition, maps, illustrated magazines, newspapers and periodicals, and new works of contemporary people are also published in the form of lithographs.

There are about three ways to photocopy books: offset printing, lithography and offset printing. The process is basically to take a picture first and take it according to the original picture. Photocopying is common in ancient books.

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