An illustrated introduction to the origins and development of printing and publication in China from ancient to modern times. As the birthplace of moveable-type printing, China has some claim to being the homeland of publishing. Yang Hu and Xiao Yang provide a comprehensive introduction to the origins and development of printing and publication in China from ancient to modern times, complemented throughout with full colour illustrations. As the birthplace of moveable-type printing, China has some claim to being the homeland of publishing. Yang Hu and Xiao Yang provide a comprehensive introduction to the origins and development of printing and publication in China from ancient to modern times, complemented throughout with full colour illustrations. As the birthplace of moveable-type printing, China has some claim to being the homeland of publishing. China's ancient civilisation has nurtured a distinctively Chinese publishing industry, and this industry has done much to spread Chinese ideas and culture around the world. Yang Hu and Xiao Yang provide a comprehensive introduction to the origins and development of printing and publication in China from ancient to modern times, complemented throughout with full colour illustrations. INDICE: Preface: three-thousand years of books in China; 1. A long-standing history; 2. Classical ancient books; 3. The course of inheritance; 4. Crystallisation of Chinese culture; 5. The progressive vicissitude; 6. Carrying forward the cause; 7. Road of books; Appendix I: a brief chronology of China's publishing; Appendix II: chronological table of the Chinese dynasties.
- ISBN: 978-0-521-18675-9
- Editorial: Cambridge University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 212
- Fecha Publicación: 09/03/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés