Written on bamboo & silk : the beginnings of Chinese books & inscriptions
by
 
Tsien, Tsuen-hsuin, 1910-

Title
: 
Written on bamboo & silk : the beginnings of Chinese books & inscriptions
 
Written on bamboo and silk.

Author
: 
Tsien, Tsuen-hsuin, 1910-

ISBN
: 
9780226814186

Personal Author
: 
Tsien, Tsuen-hsuin, 1910-

Edition
: 
2nd ed. / with an afterword by Edward L. Shaughnessy.

Publication Information
: 
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2004.

Physical Description
: 
xxiv, 323 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

General Note
: 
Rev. ed. of: Written on bamboo and silk. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1962.

Contents
: 
Records on bones and shells -- Inscriptions on metals and clay -- Engravings on stone and jade -- Documents on bamboo and wood -- Silk as writing material -- Paper and paper manuscripts -- Implements and tools for writing.

Subject Term
: 
Writing -- Materials and instruments.
 
Chinese language -- Writing -- History.
 
Inscriptions, Chinese.
 
Books -- China -- History.

Electronic Access
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Publisher description
 
Contributor biographical information
 
Table of contents
 
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/uchi052/2003027032.html
 
Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/uchi051/2003027032.html
 
Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0412/2003027032.html

Bibliographical References
: 
Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-294) and index.

Field 805
: 
npmlib 10800596 Z45 T85 ysh


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NPM LibraryZ45 T85 2004108005961B*二館西文書一區