“蓝本”这个词,今天已被人们所普遍使用,它的意思是“著作所根据的底本”。但是为什么“底本”要称为“蓝本”呢?这就未必人人都清楚了。“蓝本”实为古籍版本中的一种形式。在我国,作为古籍印刷的主要方式——雕版印刷,始于中唐,盛于五代。雕版印刷的大致方法是:把一整张抄好的书页反贴于同样大小的木版之上,用刀刻去无字的地方,使上面的字迹凸现出来。然后涂上墨,将白纸敷上,再用刷子轻轻刷抚,揭下 The word “blueprint” has today been widely used by people, and it means “the basis upon which the work is based.” But why “base” should be called “blueprint”? This may not be clear to everyone. “Blueprint” is actually a form of ancient books version. In our country, as the main method of ancient books printing - engraving printing, began in the Tang Dynasty, Sheng in the Five Dynasties. The general method of engraving printing is: the entire copy of a good anti-affixed to the same page on the wood veneer above, with a knife to go to the wordless place, so that the above handwriting highlights. Then coated with ink, apply the white paper, then brush gently brush strokes, peeled off