A Probe intoTransmission Means of Collections in Song Dynasties from a Perspective of Preface and Postscript

People of Song Dynasties showed enthusiasm in printing which appeared newly as a means of knowledge transmission. Meanwhile, other means as stone inscription and copying went together with printing. And they had their own advantages. In this period, the three means of transmission, stone inscription, manuscript and printing, were in existence. And this resulted in the argument of their pros and cons.