shūyǐng

书影

Word · NounTraditional書影

facsimile page; book reproduction; bibliographic illustration

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

a photographic reproduction or facsimile of a book's title page, colophon, or sample pages, used to illustrate its bibliographic features and format

technical

Originally produced by woodblock carving or lithography to imitate the original book; now mostly photocopied or photographed. Often used as inserts in bibliographic studies or collected into albums (书影集) such as 'Song Yuan Book Images'.

 《
Sòng宋
Yuán元
shū书
yǐng影
 》
shì是
yán研
jiū究
gǔ古
jí籍
bǎn版
běn本
de的
zhòng重
yào要
zī资
liào料
 。

'Song Yuan Book Images' is an important resource for studying ancient book editions.

Zhè这
běn本
shū书
fù附
yǒu有
jīng精
měi美
shū书
yǐng影
 ,
kě可
gōng供
bǎn版
běn本
xué学
jiā家
yán研
jiū究
bǎn版
shì式
tè特
zhēng征
 。

This book contains exquisite facsimile pages for bibliographers to study format characteristics.

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Tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
zhì制
zuò作
le了
zhè这
pī批
shàn善
běn本
de的
shū书
yǐng影
gōng供
dú读
zhě者
xīn欣
shǎng赏
 。

The library produced facsimiles of these rare books for readers to appreciate.

Shū书
yǐng影
kě可
yǐ以
fǎn反
yìng映
gǔ古
jí籍
de的
zhǐ纸
zhāng张
 、
zì字
tǐ体
hé和
bǎn版
shì式
tè特
diǎn点
 。

Facsimiles can reflect the paper, typeface, and layout characteristics of ancient books.