In fact, there is another important factor to prove whether it is an official printed version or a popular printed version, which is the size of the book.
The set of rhymes of the Ministry of Rites that I found before was relatively small in size. Chen Wenzhe remembered the data and it seemed to be 16.4 centimeters wide and 12.4 centimeters high.
The large edition of the Southern Song Dynasty that is common among modern people, the large-format "Yunlue of the Ministry of Rites", has a width and height of 24.6 cm and 17.2 cm respectively.
The "Additional Rhymes of the Ministry of Rites" is even larger, with a width of 28.2 cm and a height of 19.2 cm.
Publishing small books may be for the convenience of carrying during exams, but cost saving is also an important reason that cannot be ruled out.
Due to the randomness of the engraving of that set of books, even the fixed layout was not designed in advance.
Also, based on the similarities and differences in the fonts in the book, and the fact that some of the pages have cracks and some are smooth, it proves that this set of books is a post-printed version and has been revised.
The revision was hasty and hasty, reflecting the urgent market demand and large circulation at that time.
All these signs are enough to prove that the set of books is a privately-engraved version.
This will not be the case with official-engraved books. At least there will be no typesetting problems or errors, and there will definitely be no signs of breakage in the layout.
From the first moment he saw the set in Chen Wenzhe's hand, he felt that it was well-printed. At that time, he thought it was a modern imitation.
By this time, Chen Wenzhe had found too much evidence to prove that this was the official version of the Northern Song Dynasty.
"A five-volume copy of "The Rhymes of the Ministry of Rites" printed and printed by the Imperial Academy of the Northern Song Dynasty!"
"If the identification is correct, the achievement value will be increased by one!"
After hearing the correct result, Chen Wenzhe could no longer hold back the smile on his face.
As long as this is authentic, then this set of books was not only published more than 20 years earlier than the one collected by Xiaoguizi Zhenfu Temple, but also both the missing and entering volumes are well preserved. This provides people today with a
A relatively complete reading of the Northern Song Dynasty.
As for the version collected by Zhenfuji Temple in Xiaojiizi, almost all the missing characters have been lost, and as many as 168 Chinese characters are missing.
The current set of books is not only the earliest version of "The Rhymes of the Ministry of Rites" that has been discovered so far, but also a rare official copy of the Northern Song Dynasty in the market.
As for the previous set, it was a folk engraving, and it was not well preserved and was soaked by water.
However, just such a set of books was auctioned for 26 million!
The bidding for that set of books started at 6 million, and was quickly bid up to 10 million. Afterwards, it was commissioned by phone and directly bid at least 15 million.
Then it increased in increments of one million, and then gradually slowed down after reaching 20 million.
There was a pause after the bidding of 23 million, and then after a total of 22 rounds of bidding, the hammer finally fell at 26 million.
Including the fees, a set of Northern Song Dynasty folk engravings of the Rhymes of the Ministry of Rites sold for 29.99 million!
It’s almost 30 million, but this price is actually low for Song Dynasty engravings!
Chen Wenzhe said before that as long as it is a Song Dynasty edition, a book usually costs about 10 million yuan.
If calculated this way, this set of books should be worth fifty million, just a lot more.
Obviously, poor folk engraving and preservation have hampered it.
When it comes to Chen Wenzhe, he wants to buy this set of books. How much can it cost?
Apart from anything else, the Imperial College's engraving will definitely double its value.
Therefore, at least 50 million, and the complete version must have a premium, and a one-third premium is not excessive, right?
Therefore, it should be at least 65 million. If it really goes up for auction, there should be no problem at all if it goes for 70 to 80 million.
So, how much would he spend to buy such a set of books?
"Here, how much does this set of books cost?"
As a large bookstall, it has more than one employee, and even so it is very busy.
There is no shortage of customers here, and the stalls are large enough and there are enough books, so business is naturally booming.
Therefore, several young girls shuttled among the stacks of books from time to time.
It was also because they were too busy that even if Chen Wenzhe read this set of books several times, it did not attract anyone's attention.
Because at the scene, there were many people who were more exaggerated than Chen Wenzhe.
For example, the little guys around him have been sitting on a pile of books and reading comics for a long time.
They are the ones who attract the most attention, because from time to time, they will giggle a few times and it would be strange not to attract anyone's attention.
Chen Wenzhe shouted several times before someone came over.
He just glanced at it and said casually: "Five hundred, go and pay over there!"
Chen Wenzhe was stunned, is it so casual?
After taking a quick look, I saw that it was a five-hundred-year-old book?
"The price is not expensive. Look at the quality of the printing. The production cost of such a set of books is not low. You must know that this kind of books cannot be printed in large quantities, so the cost will naturally be higher."
Chen Wenzhe was speechless. Didn't he know how high the cost of printing was?
"Okay, who do you want me to like?" Chen Wenzhe said helplessly.
He really doesn't want to bully others, but he doesn't allow it due to his strength!
He never expected such a classic. Even the boss didn't see it, so it was sold to him by a clerk in an understatement.
Maybe, this should be the norm?
I don’t know which recycling bin the books on this bookstall came from. This kind of disposal should be considered the norm!
Looking at the people coming and going and the accountants constantly checking out, these people are all professionals.
They are all professional businessmen, but there is no professional expert in authenticating ancient books!
Shaking his head, Chen Wenzhe was a bit thin-skinned after all, so he took another set of Five Thousand Years, a set of Zizhi Tongjian, as well as other Tang poetry, Song lyrics, Yuan music, Cai Gen Tan, The Scholars' Strange Tales and so on.
Anyway, I came to the checkout counter with a lot of stuff in my arms.
Of course, the set of etiquette rhymes is left alone.
There are quite a few people here waiting to check out, but many people move out in sacks.
Seeing this, Chen Wenzhe immediately realized that this is a large wholesale point, right?
After asking around for a while, I found out that this is what this stall really does.
No wonder there are so many books piled here, and we are not afraid of wasting time to clean them up, because they don't clean them up at all, and they will sell as many books as they bring in every day.
Including the one selected by Chen Wenzhe, many people have purchased it.
The books he bought are considered to be the best of them all, otherwise why would they cost a hundred dollars a book?
The ones from other people's homes are all priced based on weight. A sack weighing more than 100 kilograms only costs four to five hundred yuan.
I spent more than 3,000 yuan and bought more than 30 books. At this time, with such a big pile of books, I have nothing to do and can't do anything.
Slowly walking out of the antique city, I feel that today's harvest is quite good.
Fortunately, he only bought three beauties and six tea bowls before, otherwise he would not have been able to return to the hotel today.
After walking out of the antique city, he didn't want to go back to the hotel immediately because he was really hungry.