Dig deep into the contents of ancient books.

Dig deep into the philosophical thought, humanistic spirit, values and moral norms contained in ancient books.

Ancient books refer to books that are not printed by modern printing technology. In ancient times, books were called classics, also called documents, which had three meanings: documents, archives and books. With the passage of time, the chronicle files are sorted out for people to read, so as to spread knowledge and experience and form a book. The content of the book is increasing day by day, the carrier tends to be diversified, and the production technology is constantly improving. In order to facilitate reading, different binding styles such as "simplified book", "scroll", "album" and "thread-bound book" have been produced.

The definition of ancient books:

Explain the "book" of "ancient books" first. "Ji" is a book here, and "ancient books" is an elegant name for ancient books. What kind of thing is a book? The characters on tortoise shells and cattle shoulder blades in Shang Dynasty are only Oracle Bone Inscriptions carved after divination, and do not constitute books. The inscriptions on bronzes in Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the so-called "bronze inscriptions", are descriptions of the origin of casting vessels by princes and nobles. Although the text is sometimes very long to boast of its merits, its nature is still similar to the inscription of praise for virtue in later generations, and it cannot be counted as a book.

Academic viewpoints of ancient books:

China has a civilization history of 6000 years. As an important symbol of civilization, books keep pace with the ancient civilized society in China. From wall stones, Zhong Ding, bamboo slips, letters and slips to paper, they are all spreading civilization and knowledge to the society. However, after years of dynasty changes and natural and man-made disasters, there are not many ancient books that can be preserved. Therefore, it is very necessary for collectors of ancient books to recognize the definitions of rare books, rare books and rare books in ancient books.

The definition of rare books and rare books has always been a controversial issue among edition appraisers. Teacher Song Xiaoxian once published a paper in 1987, pointing out that rare books are rare or precious, and rare books are books with useful content, rare circulation, excellent proofreading and cultural relics, academic or artistic value.