In the Qing dynasty, private engraving was the most valuable. Generally speaking, it can be divided into two categories: one is the works of famous literati and the poems of sages, and most of these books are manuscripts, so-called woodcuts, with exquisite paper and ink and excellent woodcuts; The other category is the series and escape books compiled by bibliophiles and collators after the rise of textual research, compilation and collation, or the old books copied and collated for printing.
There are countless excellent private engravings. After the rise of textual research, collation and compilation, a large number of lost, escaped books and old books were engraved to meet their needs. Among them, the appearance of various series is one of the characteristics of book printing in Qing Dynasty.
Books in Qing dynasty