When a calligraphy work is signed, it should not be written in XX book. What does this mean? Please raise your hand.

Inscription of calligraphy works refers to marking the author's name, date and inscription on the works to show the creative background and ownership of the works. When signing a contract, you usually need to follow certain norms and etiquette.

When you say "recording X X" and "writing X X", you may mean two parts of the signature, namely "recording" and "writing". Among them, "record" refers to what the author is copying, and "book" refers to the author's own calligraphy creation.

When signing, if the author only copied a certain content and did not create calligraphy, he can only write "recording ×××××" but not "book". For example, if the author only copied "The Story of the Heron Tower" written by Wang Zhihuan, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, then the signature can be written as "The Story of the Heron Tower" instead of "xxx Book".

If the author creates calligraphy while copying, he needs to write "recording" and "book" at the same time. For example, if the author created a work with his own calligraphy when copying it in the heron cabin, the signature can be written as "copying it in the xxx book of the heron cabin" to show that the author is both a copywriter and a creator.

It should be noted that these norms and etiquette may be different due to different calligraphy traditions, schools and occasions. In actual creation, we need to use it flexibly according to the specific situation.