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A landmark in its field - and the only book of its kind available in English - this classic study comprehensively traces the development of Chinese writing from the earliest inscriptions to the advent of printing, organizing its history with significant attention to the tools used for these acts. For this revised edition, Tsien adds material treating the many major documents discovered since the book's original publication, and Edward L. Shaughnessy contributes a new introduction.

Written on Bamboo and Silk: The Beginnings of Chinese Books and Inscriptions, Second Edition

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Paperback / softback by Tsuen-Hsuin Tsien , Edward L. Shaughnessy

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    Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
    Publication Date: 21/03/2013
    ISBN13: 9780226814162, 978-0226814162
    ISBN10: 0226814165

    Number of Pages: 352

    Non Fiction , History

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    A landmark in its field - and the only book of its kind available in English - this classic study comprehensively traces the development of Chinese writing from the earliest inscriptions to the advent of printing, organizing its history with significant attention to the tools used for these acts. For this revised edition, Tsien adds material treating the many major documents discovered since the book's original publication, and Edward L. Shaughnessy contributes a new introduction.

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