《武英殿聚珍版丛书》是伴随着《四库全书》的编纂而产生的。清乾隆三十八年(1773)五月,诏儒臣“校辑《永乐大典》内之散简零编,并收访天下遗籍,不下万余种,汇为《四库全书》。择人所罕见,有裨世道人心及足资考镜者,剞劂流传,嘉惠来学。”~①当时负责武英殿刻书事务的是四库馆的副总裁金简,金简接旨后,先动手刻印了四种书。即:《易纬》八种十二卷、《汉官旧仪》二卷《补遗》一卷、《魏郑公谏续录》二卷、《帝范》四卷,在刻这四部书的过程中,金简发现从《四库全书》中选出来应当印行的书很多,如果都象这样雕版印刷,所耗版片十分惊人,延续的时间也将很长,于是他便设想改用木活字排印的方法,并于三十八年十月二十八日具折上奏曰:“臣详细思惟,莫若刻枣木活 ”Wu Yingdian Juzhen Edition Series“ is accompanied by the ”Sikuquanshu“ compilation and produced. Thirty-eight years of the Qing Emperor Qianlong (1773 May, Zhao Ruchen ”School“ Yongle Dadian ”within the scattered Jane series, and access to world heritage, no less than 10,000 species, sinks for the“ Sikuquanshu. ” People who are rare, have the benefit of the World Heart and full funding examiner who, Xunyi spread, Jia Hui to learn. “~ ① Wu Wudian was responsible for the engraving of the Si Gallery is the vice president of Jin Jian, Jane Jane then After the first hand-carved four kinds of books. Namely: ”Yi Wei“ eight twelve volumes, ”Han official old instrument“ two volumes ”Addendum“ volume, ”Weizheng Gongjian continued recorded“ two volumes, ”Imperial“ four volumes, in the process of carving the four books , Jin Jian found that there were a lot of books that should be printed out of the Sikuquanshu. If printing plates were printed like this, the consumption of the tablets was staggering and the renewal time would be very long. Therefore, he envisaged the use of wooden movable type printing Method, and in the thirty-eight years on October 28 with a play on the saying: ”Chen detailed thinking, Mo Ruo jujube Wood