Translation: This book (documented on the movable type printing method) refers to the old production method.
This sentence is selected from "Bi Sheng's Movable Type: Fa Si Qi Quan Yu".
Original text:
(Bi_) The method of movable type is due to its authority; however, the clay characters are neither neat nor easy to break; the rosin and other materials are also heavy and heavy, so Wang Zhen The method of movable type recorded in "Nongshu" is easy to use woodblocks; the tray for storing characters is equipped with a wheel, which is more convenient, but has not been prepared in detail; as for the method of typewriting described in Lu Shen's "Jintai Jiwen", The quality is soft and easy to damage, and it is more time-consuming and labor-intensive. The editor took into account the old system and adapted it with new ideas.
Translation:
The method of movable type printing begins with Bi Sheng; however, the clay movable type is neither fine and neat, nor simple and broken; things like rosin are also cumbersome and require It took a lot of trouble, so the movable type printing method recorded by Wang Zhen in "Nongshu" used wooden movable type instead of clay movable type; the wooden movable type printing and storage plate was equipped with a wheel, which was faster, but (wooden movable type Printing) is not thorough enough; when it comes to the movable lead type recorded in Lu Shen's "Jin Tai Ji Jian", the texture (type printing) is soft and easy to wear, which is time-consuming and damages the effect; this book (recorded movable type printing method) refers to The old production method has been modified and updated on this basis.