北宋 국자감 서적간행 성행의 주요 배경 고찰

Abstract

The edition of the Imperial Academy during Song Dynasty is a government-issued book representing the official edition of the Song Dynasty. The edition of the Imperial Academy in Northern Song Dynasty was outstanding both in quantity and quality, setting an example for book publication. The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors behind the popularity of print publishing in the Imperial Academy during the Northern Song Dynasty. It is necessary to take an intensive overall view on this topic. In this paper, the scope of the period covered in the paper on the background of the Imperial Academy book engraving is largely divided into two periods, before and during Song Dynasty. The contents before Song Dynasty are about the origin of the book engraving of Five Dynasties. The background of the popularity of Imperial Academy edition during the Northern Song will be discussed and analyzed being divided into five parts, the inheritance of printing culture tradition in Five Dynasties, the prosperity of Civil Service examination system, active expansion on book publication of Central Government, expansion of Imperial Academy and local schools, the operation of Imperial Academy Library Official System and opening of Imperial Academy and its books to the public. Each part dealt with as main backgrounds of the success in the publication of the Imperial Academy books in Song Dynasty matters individually. But, at the same time, it can be seen that each of these background factors is organically closely connected to and influences each other.