Acknowledgements... 9 // Preface // Alex Byrne... M // Welcome on behalf of the Preparatory Committee of the Pre-Conference // Yang Jianxin... 11 // Welcome on behalf of the IFLA Rare Books and Manuscripts Section // Susan M. Allen... 15 // Welcome on behalf of the International Federation of Library Associations ’ and Institutions // Marian Koren... 17 // Address to the Audience of the Pre-Conference on Behalf of the China National Librar)’ and China Society for Library Science // Zhan Furui... 20 // A Congratulatory Letter on Behalf of the Social Cultural Department of the Cultural Ministry of the State Council // Liu Xiaoqin... 22 // The Great Invention with Everlasting Immortal Masterpieces // Yang Jianxin... 25 // On the Invention of Wood Blocks for Printing in China // Li Zhizhong... 55 // The Calligraphy and Printing Cultural Heritage of Gansu The Development of the Engraved Printing Process and Papermaking: // An Archaeological Approach // Yi Xumei and Lu Xiuwen... 45 // Categories, Features and Social Backgrounds of the Existing Wood Blocks for Printing in China // Xiao Dongfa... 71 // One of the Great Wonders in the Library’s Collection - A Case Study on Wood Blocks for Printing in the Zhejiang Library // Lin Zuzao... 87 // From Prototype to Red Print: A Study on the Primary Source in Yushutang congshu of the Test Procedure of the New Woodblock Printed Books in the Late Qing Dynasty // Chen Zhenghong //
An Original Document on the Techniques of Clay-board Printing in Ancient China // Li Guoqing // The Inheritance and Development of Wood Letter Printing Culture in the Zhejiang Genealogies , Ding Hong // “Graph-Book” and Layout Design in Ancient China // Huang Haijing and Xing Wen // Traditional Handmade Paper in China Today: Its Production and Characteristics // Nancy Norton Tomasko // The History of Ancient Paper Making at Wenzhou Area, Zhejiang, China Pan Mengbu and Zhang Yongsu // Some Issues on the Preservation and Reinforcement of Paper-based Relics He Yuhong // Research on Recovering the Damaged Ancient Manuscripts of the China Yi Minority // Wan Qun and Liu Qiang // Mr. Liu Chenggan’s Train of Thought before and after Donating Jiaye Tang to the Zhejiang Library // Li Xingzhong // The “Pi & Lu” Poem Collection and Book Collection in Suzhou in the Late-Tang Dynasty // Li Fubiao // Rare Ming Editions in the Berlin State Library - The Example of the Lieguozhi Zhuan // Hartmut Walravens // Table of Contents 7 // A Study of the Deceiving Tricks Employed by the Civil Service Examination Aids Publishers in the Mid- and Late-Ming Period Sim Chuin Peng... 215 // A Research Review of Chinese Books Exchanged between Ancient China, Japan and Korea and Its Influence // Qian Cheng/un... 226 // Closing Remarks // Jan Bos, Secretary, IFLA RBMS... 242 // List of Papers for the 2006 IFLA RBMS Pre-Conference in Hangzhou, China... 244 // Afterword // Cheng Xiaolan and Lin Zuzao... 249