The word reprint, translated from French, literally translates as "reprint" or "reprint." In Russian, reprint refers to the publication or reprint of a book by the method of reproduction, that is, scanning.
What are the features of the rules for reproducing original sources when reprinting?
Reprint and Facsimile
In a reprint edition, scanning with the subsequent release of a circulation of various books, folios, or any other reproduced sources is carried out with exact preservation of the text, up to font features, but without the possibility of reproducing the intricacies of the former printing industry - folio paper, binding, etc.
So, if the book was made in a salary of metal or leather, then this reprint will graphically show the image of the salary features, project in the present time ancient graphic images or drawings that adorned the previous edition. If, for example, the book was decorated with precious stones and special drawings, intricate ornaments, colorful prints, then the new edition will fix all the design features of the previous one. This is what the reprint edition means.
In the photo below you can see the old book "Coronation Collection", in the form of which all the features of the binding of the original source are preserved, up to the image of coins with portraits of Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra. This book at one time caused a storm of admiration in Europe, as it showed the brilliant skill of Russian printers.
What is not subject to change
In order to know exactly what a reprint edition of a book is, it must be understood that with this type of printing various defects of the original are not reproduced: scuffs, text errors, all kinds of permissible corrections or typos of the previous edition. This reproduction differs from facsimile, which supports an exact copy of the original with all the flaws and features.
Often such reproduction is dictated by the demands of the time or the requirements of science, because it is in the scientific environment that reprints of scientific articles under the cover of the journal where they were published are especially demanded, with the mandatory preservation of the features of printing and the time of issue.
This is an important process in the system of exchange of scientific data, the possibility of links to reprinted electronic versions of old scientific journals, which, for example, store important and relevant information for today ..
Facsimile Features
In turn, facsimile (the word in translation means "do similar") is often in demand when publishing exact copies of the originals, in order to preserve rare church and scientific books that bear the artifacts of time. For example, old geographical maps, atlases, descriptions of the animal world of remote corners of the planet by famous scientists and travelers.
In the photo below - the facsimile edition of 1912 of the Archangel Gospel of 1092; facsimile, not a reprint of the publication. This is the preservation of all the features of the source, up to the grade of paper and binding material.
You can ask a second-hand book dealer, or you can buy it at a publishing house
Books that are stored in museums, libraries or second-hand shops can not always be obtained to read, and even more so, they can not always be purchased for personal use.
But I want to touch the first print run, feel the unique picture of Russian typographic art of earlier times. In this case, a reprint of the publication comes to the rescue.
This, in essence, is a prototype that makes it possible to read accurate scans of ancient and rare texts. At the same time, the previous special typeface, layout on pages, illustrations, sometimes rare and valuable, are preserved. In the absence of imitation of the original, a great way was found to acquire and read it.
Publishing houses specializing in the issue of reprint editions achieve such an accurate reproduction of the atmosphere of the primary sources.
In fact, a revival of the book takes place, which guarantees the reader enjoyment of all the features of ancient printing from the time of its release.
What does a reprint edition mean in terms of aesthetics:
- books are beautifully designed in view of the new achievements of printing;
- often equipped with special boxes, cases, special bindings;
- there is always an indication of the source, the significance of the publication is emphasized;
- ensures the safety of the book in the new time.
All kinds of gift items are especially popular with readers, which are distinguished by originality of design, relevant content and affordable price compared to the second-hand book rarity.
The photo below shows a sample gift reprint edition.
Story on chalk paper
Nowadays, regardless of prices and market conditions, any reader can afford a rare book.
The updated story, without torn and lost pages, seems to breathe and live on modern printing products.
For example, the inhabitants of Russia have always been interested in stories related to the creation and construction of Moscow. The capital attracts readers around the world with its special world, captured in ancient guides and eyewitness accounts.
Here is one of many examples of what a reprint edition of a historical book means. The reproduced book was published according to the original source of 1891, published in St. Petersburg. The author of the trip, a well-known journalist and character-writer M. Pylyaev, takes the reader to Russian antiquity, saturating the stories with paintings from the ancient Mother See of pre-Petrine times. The reprint edition is issued in the original gift wrapping and, while maintaining the atmosphere, life and customs of old Moscow in the eyes of contemporaries, at the same time, it can be used safely today.
The book is framed in gold and color stampings, silk-screen printing, issued in leather binding from two types of leather. The text is printed on beautiful modern paper. At the same time, the historical and guiding value of the publication is fully preserved.
In the photo below - a gift reprint of M. I. Plyaev’s book “Old Moscow” from the publication “Tales from the Past Life of the First Throne of the Capital”.
What is written with a pen
In order to get a full reprint of the book, any publisher who undertakes its reproduction will have to work hard.
What features can be changed and which ones should be left:
- Open space for the typographer in the selection of binding materials and the text itself; that is, you can select a cheaper or more expensive type of materials. The main thing is that it should be without physical or natural wear and tear.
- It is possible to adapt the text part of the reprint edition to the requirements of modern grammar. You can remove all typos or an error; supplement old texts with translations.
- Editor comments are allowed. Within the framework of reprint goals, it is possible to modernize the layout - choose more readable fonts, change the placement of text on pages and their illustrations.
- It is allowed to change the previous format of the book to obtain the desired consumer effect - more convenient reading, storage, transportation of the artifact.
Thanks to the reprint edition, not only a book that is modern and understandable to the current reader can be obtained, but also a real object of research without the flaws and defects that are usually inherent in old editions.
The reader does not always have the opportunity to access the original, in which case a reproduction edition comes to the rescue.
The photo below shows the reprint edition of the Bible. It contains all the engravings of Gustave Dore, which were printed when the original was published from the author's prints. It must be admitted that without reprint technology, the opportunity to see these engravings devoted to biblical subjects would hardly have presented itself.
Not a hint of fake
Readers are always interested in reproduced books published during the lifetime of a beloved writer or poet.
The advantages of reprint publications include the fact that they allow you to save these lifetime editions, and the reader - to plunge into the world of the creator, to hear the writer's pen creak.
In addition, genuine art, which was different in times of revolution, peace, war, or some kind of global transformation of the state, is caused genuine interest.
The reprint of such types of printing allows you to fully feel the breath of time, changes in technology, culture. As, for example, the photo below clearly shows that the publication of poems and puns by Pushkin in the external design gravitates toward futurism. And these are all symbols of time and different eras, which are always interesting to a thoughtful reader.
In order to acquire original second-hand books, a person may take years, and sometimes a lifetime, will not be enough.
But reprint books allow you to immediately get an atmospheric book of a past era or a rare edition, a small print run, but valuable and dear to the reader.
The home library will be replenished with a rare book, which, thanks to modern technology, will live a long and beautiful life and will be able to please posterity.