original edition; earliest printed version; master copy
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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the earliest printed edition or rubbing of a book or stele; the master copy from which subsequent editions are derived
technicalA specialized term in bibliography (版本学) and art history. Refers to the earliest known edition of a printed work or the earliest rubbing taken from a stone inscription. Later editions are often based on or compared against this original.
Zhè这
bù部
Sòng宋
kè刻
《
Lún论
yǔ语
》
shì是
xiàn现
cún存
zuì最
zǎo早
de的
zǔ祖
běn本
。
This Song dynasty printed edition of the Analects is the earliest extant original copy.
Bēi碑
tiè帖
de的
zǔ祖
běn本
wǎng往
wǎng往
bǐ比
hòu后
lái来
de的
fān翻
kè刻
běn本
gèng更
qīng清
xī晰
。
The original rubbings of stele inscriptions are often clearer than later reproduced editions.
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Xué学
zhě者
men们
tōng通
guò过
bǐ比
duì对
zǔ祖
běn本
lái来
què确
dìng定
wén文
běn本
de的
zhǔn准
què确
xìng性
。
Scholars determine textual accuracy by comparing it with the original edition.