"But at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, I was pregnant with gold for the benefit, and finally I relied on others and failed to stand on my own feet. Catch the swallow, collect the ancient law in the new idea, and innovate the law outside the ancient meaning. " Lin Shu Bathhouse by Ma Zonghuo

Lin Shu bathhouse:

Ma Zonghuo's 12-volume Book of Algae and 4-volume Book of Chronicles were originally published by the Commercial Press. They were first published in Fu Zi in 1935 and published again the following year. Since then, they have been out of print for 45 years. Lin Shu Zao Jian is a compilation of calligraphy criticism materials of past dynasties, arranged in order of times and characters. From it is said that Cangjie created characters to the end of Qing Dynasty, * * * collected 28 17 characters.

In addition to a large number of selected books and local chronicles, there are 367 kinds of cited documents, which shows that the compilation of this collection is meticulous. There was an introduction before each dynasty, which made a comprehensive analysis and comment on the calligraphy of each dynasty and put forward many incisive opinions. Therefore, this is not only a reference book, but also a history of calligraphy.

Lin Shu Chronicle is a by-product of editing Morning. This book collects more than 700 anecdotes and historical facts about calligraphers, and arranges them according to the times and people. In fact, Zao Jian and Chronology can be regarded as two parts of a book, which are equally necessary reading materials for researchers of calligraphy history, calligraphy critics, calligraphers and ordinary calligraphy lovers.

Ma Zonghuo:

A native of Hengyang County, Hunan Province. Graduated from Hunan South Road Normal School. He has served as a professor at Jinan University, Jinling Women's University, Zhonghua College and Central University. Professor and Head of China Literature Department of Hunan Normal University, Dean of College of Literature of Hunan University, Professor of Chinese Department of Hunan Normal University (now Hunan Normal University), librarian of Central Literature and History Museum, editor of Zhonghua Book Company.

Presided over the collation of the twenty-four histories. He devoted his life to the study of philology and devoted himself to Shuowen Jiezi for more than twenty years. Besides Shuo Wen Jie Zi, there are General Theory of Phonology, Development of Philology, History of China Confucian Classics, etc. Good at calligraphy, a family of its own.