A Short History of Paper in Imperial China:

Paper has become the most common writing material worldwide in the course of a two millennia history. This study provides a magisterial synthesis of recent scholarship and original insights into the origins of papermaking and its subsequent history in imperial China, including a wide range of archae...

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Main Author: Drège, Jean-Pierre (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; Boston De Gruyter [2024]
Société d'édition Les Belles Lettres [2024]
Series:Studies in Manuscript Cultures 31
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Online Access:DE-1046
DE-1043
DE-858
DE-859
DE-860
DE-739
DE-473
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Summary:Paper has become the most common writing material worldwide in the course of a two millennia history. This study provides a magisterial synthesis of recent scholarship and original insights into the origins of papermaking and its subsequent history in imperial China, including a wide range of archaeological evidence and literary sources. The volume introduces the materials and technologies of paper production and presents the cultural history of paper in traditional China. A comprehensive survey of literary sources on the production and use of paper is undertaken starting with the ongoing debate about the origin and genesis of paper, which was fuelled by recent archaeological discoveries of paper or proto-paper from the last two centuries BCE. In addition to its having become a popular writing material produced in many different qualities for both handwriting and printing, it also served as a material for wrapping or decorating, money and numerous uses in everyday life, such as umbrellas, windows, clothing, wallpapers, curtains and kites. Precious paper contributed to the aesthetics of calligraphy and painting, catering to the taste of the educated elite and artists
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Aug 2024)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (V, 198 Seiten)
ISBN:9783110701593
DOI:10.1515/9783110701593

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