Great Masters' Calligraphy Dictionary (16K, 6 volumes)

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Publisher: Shenyang Publishing House
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Features: The five types of calligraphy collected in this book are selected from the perspective of calligraphy, with particular attention paid to gathering examples of ancient calligraphy. This book is currently the most practical and authoritative comprehensive dictionary of calligraphic styles in China, collecting over 10,000 Chinese characters including ancient scripts, seal script, clerical script, regular script, running script, and cursive script. The sources of the material are mainly based on ancient Chinese calligraphy such as Shuowen, Lìpiān, Lìbiàn, Kǎifǎ Sūyuán, Xíngshū Lèizhuàn, Cǎozìhuì, Cǎo Lèibiān, and Cǎoshū Yùnhuì, as well as the previously unpublished Buddhist inscriptions on Dunhuang wooden tablets compiled by the Englishman Stein. All calligraphy true to the ancients' style that meets calligraphic norms are included, arranged according to the Kangxi Dictionary, with all styles complete and clear in their logic.