The Comparative Study Of Book Design Art Between China And Foreign Countries

Book, as a tool, can spread knowledges and extend thoughts. That means, book as aladder which makes human beings progress and promote human civilization to a new highlevel. And book has its own practicability. If we use Buddhism for metaphor, Buddhistphilosophy is also need literature to transmit. Besides this, we also use other specific thing toshow our respects and regards，for example, temple, buddha, lotus and such kind of symbolicobjects. All these kinds of meaningful objects are born for Buddhism. And so dose book. Ithas its own aesthetic functions. When we talk about the beauty of book, not only its beauty ofliterature, but also conclude the book’s decoration, bookbinding, arrangement and the like.What is more, the beauty of literature is the basic one of book design art. Because the beautyof literature, so we can have aesthetic function. And this function is the basic function in art.Only by knowing the origin of book and different cultural comparisons, can we understandthe real meaning of book art. In this article, the author will introduce the book binding designdevelopment history in home and abroad. The author will introduce comparison the of bookdesign history and factors which influenced the direction fo book design art. Then, the authorwill point out the merits and demerits of book design art in home and abroad. According tocomparison, inspection, we need blend rich local culture in native country and other classicaldesigns in Europe to promote development of Chinese book design art.