Selected Calligraphy Papers of Past Dynasties is compiled according to the chronological order of the author's birth and death, from Yi to Kang Youwei in Qing Dynasty. Through this order, readers can easily understand the development process of calligraphy in China. A name index is attached to the back of this book for reference.

There are many books about calligraphy in the past dynasties, and this selection is limited to the part about calligraphy skills and history. Stylistically speaking, it pays attention to the integrity of the paper, and occasionally there will be inscriptions, postscript, folio and other high-value fragments. According to this principle, I still feel that there is not enough room to choose all of them. Articles, poems, formulas, letters, etc. On calligrapher, Four Treasures of the Study, rubbings and collections. They are not recorded and will be compiled separately in the future. Some papers in Selected Calligraphy Papers of Past Dynasties, such as the works of Mrs. Wei and Wang Xizhi, have long been pointed out as pseudonyms. However, considering the great influence and academic value of these works, I chose them, which was only indicated in everyone's problem solving.