敦煌 사본의 圖文 배치 방식과 圖書史的 의의

Abstract

There are various layout formats of the Dunhuang Manuscript which contains both images and letters. These formats mainly show four different types: images above, text below; image only at the beginning; text between images; images on front, text on back. One consistency penetrating through the various kinds of layout is that the most effective way of conveying the contents was a high priority considering either its original scriptures or tales of Buddhism. The ‘Illustration’ is most commonly used when discussing printing conditions after the typography of the Song Dynasty was developed. However, this notion can be applied to periods earlier than the Song Dynasty in regard to the existence of copies which harmonized images and letters during Tang Dynasty. Furthermore, illustrations of the Tang Age show us more diverse, liberal and imaginative layouts using the format of scroll than those following Tang.