就现存的中国古代典籍而言,雕版印刷方式占居绝大多数。雕版印刷一般经过写工写板、刊工雕版、印工印刷、表褙工装潢等环节。写工负责原稿写样,写样敷于版面后刻工负责根据版样刻字;印工负责敷墨刷印;表褙工又叫做装潢匠,负责书籍的装订。有些书的刊刻是集写、刻、印等工序由一人完成,有的是分工各司其职,合作完成。在刻书业兴盛的宋代,往往在书中留有或繁或简的刻工姓名,刻工姓名大都在刻书版面中缝的下方。刻工姓名除表示一定的责任之外,在当时可能仅为统计工作量以便发放报酬的依据。但由于刻工的工作有一定的时间性和地域性,为后人考查一部书籍刻印地区或刻印时间,进而进行版本考定及研究提供了线索。而刻板前的重要环节写板的信息在书中记载却极为少见。 As far as the existing ancient Chinese books are concerned, the majority of engraving printing methods are accounted for. Engraving general printing plate after writing, publishing carving version, printing workers printing, table workers decoration and other sectors. Writers are responsible for the original sample, write-like pattern in the layout after the carving is responsible for engraving according to the version; printing workers responsible for the ink brush; table workers also known as decorator, book binding. The publication of some books is a process of writing, carving, printing and other processes completed by one person, and some division of labor to perform their duties and accomplish cooperation. In the prosperous history of the book industry, the booklet often contains complicated or simple carving names, most of which are engraved under the engraving layout. Apart from expressing certain responsibilities, a carved name may at the time only be used as a basis for calculating the amount of work required to pay remuneration. However, since the work of carving has a certain degree of timeliness and geography, it provides clues for future generations to examine a region of imprinting books or engraving time, and then conduct version examinations and researches. The important part of the pre-written writing information in the book records are extremely rare.