woodblock-printed book
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
woodblock-printed book; edition printed from carved wooden blocks
formalA term used in the study of ancient Chinese texts and bibliography, referring specifically to books printed using traditional woodblock printing techniques, common before the widespread use of movable type.
Zhè这
ge个
tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
cáng藏
yǒu有
xǔ许
duō多
zhēn珍
guì贵
de的
Sòng宋
kè刻
běn本
。
This library houses many precious woodblock-printed books from the Song Dynasty.
Xué学
zhě者
men们
tōng通
guò过
bǐ比
duì对
bù不
tóng同
kè刻
běn本
lái来
yán研
jiū究
gǔ古
jí籍
de的
liú流
chuán传
。
Scholars study the transmission of ancient texts by comparing different woodblock-printed editions.
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Míng明
kè刻
běn本
de的
yìn印
shuā刷
zhì质
liàng量
tōng通
cháng常
hěn很
gāo高
。
The print quality of Ming Dynasty woodblock editions is usually very high.