南宋楼璹《耕织图》以其图文并茂的独特形式，系统完整地记录了江南地区的水稻耕作和蚕桑丝织生产技术。本书以“《耕织图》何以诞生在江南於潜”为切入点，对《耕织图》创作的历史背景、突出贡献、多种摹本及文化影响等进行了深入的探讨。书中不仅对南宋吴皇后《蚕织图》、元代程棨《耕织图》等重要摹本进行了细致解读和比较分析，更从农业史、科技史、艺术史等多个学科视角，揭示《耕织图》所蕴含的丰富历史文化信息，阐释《耕织图》作为文化符号在东亚乃至欧洲的传播与影响，彰显了中国古代文明的很好成就和世界贡献。

引  言  江南宋韵——男耕女织入画来································1
第一章  中国古耕织图像溯源
最古老的男耕女织国度··············································8
最久远的“劝农”政策·············································19
古风悠远的农桑图像·············································25
源远流长的农事诗歌········································33
第二章  《耕织图》破土而出的天然契机
於潜耕织发达提供的沃土·········································43
吴越国缔造了富庶的江南········································50
人口南迁催生了繁荣的江南········································59
宋代劝农举措的“引导”效应·································69
第三章  楼璹绘制《耕织图》的家族背景
“四明楼氏”显赫一方···········································80
从书香世家走来···················································90
走在希望的田野上···············································101
一路走来的重要足迹··········································112
第四章  楼璹《耕织图》的突出贡献
再现了南宋社会的多彩生活····································120
记载了南宋农耕的珍贵史料·································152
创造了耕织文化的空前纪录······································174
开启了农桑发展的崭新时代······································187
第五章  楼璹《耕织图》及南宋摹本
楼璹《耕织图》原始本········································198
宋高宗吴皇后《蚕织图》摹本··································201
楼氏家族《耕织图》摹本··········································207
刘松年、梁楷及其他摹本·········································211
第六章  楼璹《耕织图》的文化影响
《耕织图》在中国·················································225
《耕织图》在东亚·················································239
《耕织图》在欧美················································245
《耕织图》的当代价值···········································251
参考文献······························································254
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