金针度人,功德无量
2021-06-15柴剑虹
柴剑虹
内容摘要:回顾了自敦煌学界编纂《敦煌学大辞典》到《敦煌艺术大辞典》“十年磨一剑”的艰辛历程,从词目分类、数量、内容创新,老、中、青三代学者的编撰队伍和编委组成,词目释文文体特色及高清数字化彩图的运用等方面,指出《敦煌艺术大辞典》的问世,不仅填补了敦煌艺术研究在大型专科辞书出版领域的空白,而且对于向广大读者介绍敦煌艺术和集大成的研究成果,兼有普及、提高和引领的作用,实可谓是以金针度人,功德无量!
关键词:敦煌艺术;编纂特色
中图分类号:K870.6;G236 文献标识码:A 文章编号:1000-4106(2021)01-0156-03
Abstract:This paper reviews the arduous course of years over which various academics of Dunhuang studies compiled the Dictionary of Dunhuang Studies and Dunhuang Art Dictionary. These works can be considered monumental achievements for a wealth of reasons: the categories covered, number of items contained and the innovation of the contents; the fact that these works were compiled and edited by three generations of researchers, and the stylistic features of the annotative text and effective application of high-definition digital color images. The publication of these dictionaries not only fills a large blank in the canon of Dunhuang art reference texts, it also serves the noble goal of introducing Dunhuang art to a wider audience. For the value of these texts within the discipline and beyond, these compendiums truly exemplify the merit of passing on knowledge-teaching men to fish truly feeds for a lifetime.
Keywords:Dunhuagn art; compilation style
(Translated by WANG Pingxian)
金秋十月,硕果芬芳。一部典雅、厚重的《敦煌艺术大辞典》摆到了在敦煌研究院参加“2020年敦煌论坛”的代表和嘉宾面前,引起大家阵阵由衷的赞叹。此刻,我想起1996年初《敦煌学大辞典》由上海辞书出版社正式发稿之际,该辞典副主编、敦煌研究院段文杰院長说:“我们还应该编一部讲解敦煌石窟艺术的辞典,以应普及和深入研究敦煌艺术之需。”此话一出,即引起大家的共鸣。之后,在《敦煌学大辞典》排版过程中,樊锦诗副院长提出:希望出版社能提供由她和院里其他研究人员撰写的80余个词条的排样(据我约略统计,当时樊院长本人为该辞典的石窟考古、石窟艺术部分撰写的词条,有将近150条),出版社马上协调排版公司提前插排,满足了研究院的需求。据我推测,这可能就是编撰《敦煌艺术大辞典》的发端。
从20世纪90年代编撰《敦煌学大辞典》,如今到《敦煌艺术大辞典》的问世,其间相隔了20多年,虽仍系“弹指一挥间”的匆促,却是经历了“十年磨一剑”之艰辛。……
