Research On Jiaye-Tang Publishing

Jiaye -Tang publishing activity refers to the event sponsored by Liu Chenggan from 1912 to 1936, who invited Miao Quansun to preside over it , hired more than 40 well-known scholars such as Xu Yanxiang, Yang Zhongxi, Ye Changchi, Cao YuanZhong, Feng Xu and Dong Kang to engage in collating and employed famous typecutters such as Tao Zilin, Liu Chunsheng, Jiang Wenqing, Zhu Hai and Mu Zimei to inscribe. The event, which reflected the highest level of private publishing and represented the final highlight of the period before traditional printing method been replaced by new technologies, lasted for two decades at a cost of several hundred thousand dollar s, carving about 200 kinds of books with more than 3000 volumes.On the basis of a thorough study on Liu Chenggan' s works as well as the activities of those scholars in the publishing process, this dissertation aims at giving a accurate description of the publishing event and probing into the dilemma confronted by traditional publishing .Still Jiaye Tang has a large number of engraved book plates nowadays, preserved in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province. The author made an on-the-spot investigation on those plates and in this paper he will offer a particular explanation on the situation.The paper is divided into six parts and two appendixes:Research On Jiaye Tang Publishing. It mainly includes the origins and purpose of the publishing, the source and selection of master copies, the invitation and salaries of collators, the employment and selection of typecutters ,the aspects of engraved book plates as well as their conditions at present. The Chronicle Of Jiaye Tang Publishing. It contains a time scale of the publishing activities and tries to clarify the time scope of publishing and give a description of the process in detail.Appendix I : A Brief of Jiaye Tang Publications ( By the Publicated time)Appendix II :A Brief of Jiaye Tang Publications ( By the four-part)...