Chinese calligraphy masterpiece

Author: Xu Yanchun
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Publish Date: 1991-12-01
Features: The Great Compendium of Chinese Calligraphy is a large-scale calligraphy collection primarily featuring ink rubbings, including works from the Palace Museum collection and a significant portion of those lost overseas. The arrangement of the book is as follows:
1. This book is a comprehensive collection of ancient Chinese calligraphy, covering works up to the late Qing Dynasty.
2. The entire book is divided into eight volumes. Volume is dedicated to showcasing and explaining the origins of Chinese characters and calligraphy, compiling inscriptions such as oracle bone script, bronze inscriptions, stone carvings, bamboo slips, and stone rubbings. From the second to the eighth volume, all works are ink rubbings from different dynasties.
3. Each volume is generally arranged in chronological order by the birth year of the calligraphers. Works by the same author are grouped together. For those with unknown birth years, the arrangement is based on reference materials.
4. For some controversial works, the book retains them for completeness, leaving their authenticity or attribution to experts for further discussion. The book does not provide evaluations.
5. To help readers understand the works and calligraphers, the book includes biographical introductions in Chinese, English, and Japanese at the beginning. Additionally, a collated edition of Moyuan Suoguan·Shufa Bu by Qing scholar An Qi is provided to aid readers in understanding the original text.