Recorded on Bamboo Slips - Ancient Chinese Textual Records - Century Library

Author: Qian Cunxun
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: A century ago, China was renowned worldwide for major archaeological discoveries such as the oracle bones from Yinxu, bamboo slips from the western frontier, and Dunhuang manuscripts. Since the classic work A Study of Bamboo Slips and their Seals by the renowned scholar Wang Guowei, only Qian Cunxun, a Chinese scholar living in the United States, has been able to comprehensively synthesize and conduct systematic and in-depth research on various aspects of book history and cultural relics. Before him, Dr. Joseph Needham of the University of Cambridge once said, "We can confidently assert that Qian's work and Carter's masterpiece (The Invention and Dissemination of Chinese Printing) are entirely comparable and rival each other." The book introduces all "outsiders" of textual studies and cultural relics to the evolution of ancient Chinese writing, its carriers, and writing tools in a clear and engaging manner, offering a multi-faceted perspective on its long-standing and diverse history. As for the profound insights in academic research, they are abundant and cutting-edge, making this book an essential reference for scholars studying Chinese archaeology, cultural history, and the history of science.