Wroitten on Bamboo and Silk
1969.
University of Chicago Press Ltd.
, Chicago, United States
Written about the beginnings of Chinese books and inscriptions as part of the Chicago University Studies in Library Science. This scholarly work takes us through the restoration of ancient works with chapters on records on bones and shells, metals and clay, stone and jade, before the evolution to bamboo, wood and then silk as precursors to quasi-paper and paper manuscripts. The book title refers to an old Chinese expression for all books, documents, or other written records produced in ancient times—really from antiquity to about the sixth century AD when bamboo and silk were the major writing materials in China.
$32.00
Specifications
| Author | Tsien, Tsuen-Hsuin |
| Illustrator | Illustrated by the author |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press Ltd. |
| Place Published | Chicago, United States |
| Year Published | 1969 |
| Date of First Edition or Edition Notes |
First Edition 1962, Third Impression |
| Size | Large Octavo |
| Chapters | IX |
| Pages | 233pp |
Condition Report
| Cover | Very Good Condition - Note: Corner and edge bumping are the only detractors of the olive toned cloth boards that have an embossed scholar holding bamboo books in black ink on the front board with black titling on a very firm spine. - No Dust Wrapper |
| Overall | Very Good Condition - Note: Internally it is unmarked and devoid of ancillary notes by prior owners or any page damage or foxing/flecking. |