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Written on Bamboo and Silk

Tsuen-Hsuin Tsien
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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.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Tsuen-Hsuin Tsien EAN: 9780226814162 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 0 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: The University of Chicago Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2013-03-21 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Asia / General WIDTH: 0 cm SPINE:

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      China, Chinese, Linguistics, Library and information sciences / Museology, Asian history, History: specific events and topics

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      T. H. Tsien is professor emeritus of Chinese studies and curator emeritus of the East Asian Library at the University of Chicago.
      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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      PUBLISHED BY: The University of Chicago Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2013-03-21 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Asia / General WIDTH: 0 cm SPINE:

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      China, Chinese, Linguistics, Library and information sciences / Museology, Asian history, History: specific events and topics

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      T. H. Tsien is professor emeritus of Chinese studies and curator emeritus of the East Asian Library at the University of Chicago.

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