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Written on Bamboo and Silk
Tsuen-Hsuin Tsien
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Description for Written on Bamboo and Silk
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Paleography, which often overlaps with archaeology, deciphers ancient inscriptions and modes of writing to reveal the knowledge and workings of earlier societies. In this classic paleographic study of China, T. H. Tsien comprehensively traces the development of Chinese writing from the earliest inscriptions to the advent of printing, organizing its history with specific attention to the tools and media used. Written on Bamboo and Silk - the only book of its kind available in English - has long been considered a landmark in its field. Now expanded and completely updated, this edition includes material that treats the many major documents ... Read more
Paleography, which often overlaps with archaeology, deciphers ancient inscriptions and modes of writing to reveal the knowledge and workings of earlier societies. In this classic paleographic study of China, T. H. Tsien comprehensively traces the development of Chinese writing from the earliest inscriptions to the advent of printing, organizing its history with specific attention to the tools and media used. Written on Bamboo and Silk - the only book of its kind available in English - has long been considered a landmark in its field. Now expanded and completely updated, this edition includes material that treats the many major documents ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226814186
SKU
V9780226814186
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About Tsuen-Hsuin Tsien
Tsuen-Hsuin Tsien is professor emeritus of Chinese studies and curator emeritus of the East Asian Library at the University of Chicago and author of Paper and Printing. Edward L. Shaughnessy is the Lorraine J. and Herrlee G. Creel Professor in Early Chinese Studies at the University of Chicago, author of China: Empire and Civilization and Before Confucius, and editor of ... Read more
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