Investment and Appraisal of Chinese Artworks Series: Ancient Fine Books

Author: Shi Shuqing, Editor-in-Chief
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Features: This book is one of the series "Investment and Appraisal of Chinese Artworks." It focuses on ancient books circulating in the art auction market in recent years, comprehensively describing their circulation status and price changes. It also selects and introduces 200 representative fine ancient books. The book contains 120,000 words and is accompanied by over 250 color illustrations. It is divided into four parts: Overview, Common Knowledge of Ancient Book Appraisal, Reference Books for Ancient Book Appraisal, and Appreciation of Fine Ancient Books. The Overview mainly reviews the history of ancient book auctions over the past decade. The Common Knowledge of Ancient Book Appraisal introduces the concept of ancient books, version names, and key appraisal points. The Reference Books for Ancient Book Appraisal selectively introduces some works on textual criticism, version catalogs, and illustrated bibliographies. The Appreciation of Fine Ancient Books is divided into six sections: Song Editions, Yuan Editions, Ming Editions, Qing Editions, Movable Type Editions, and Manuscript Editions. It provides a comprehensive and concise introduction to 200 fine ancient books circulating in ancient book auctions. Special attention is given to those with unique collection value or those that set records in ancient book auctions, with detailed descriptions of their content, authors, printing origins, provenance, auction frequency, and final sale prices.