Tell your friends about this item:
Ancient Chinese Encyclopedia of Technology: Translation and Annotation of Kaogong ji, The Artificers' Record - Routledge Studies in the Early History of Asia Wenren, Jun (Zhejiang University, China) 1st edition
Ordered from remote warehouse
Our customers say:
Ancient Chinese Encyclopedia of Technology: Translation and Annotation of Kaogong ji, The Artificers' Record - Routledge Studies in the Early History of Asia
Wenren, Jun (Zhejiang University, China)
This book presents the first translation into English of the full text of the Kaogong ji. This classic work, described by the great scholar of the history of Chinese science and technology Joseph Needham as "the most important document for the study of ancient Chinese technology", dates from the fifth century BC and forms part of the Zhouli (The Rites of the Zhou Dynasty), one of the great Confucian classics. The text itself describes the techniques of working and the technologies used by over twenty different kinds of craftsmen and artificers, such as metal workers, chariot makers, weapon makers, music instrument makers, potters and master builders. This edition, besides providing the full text in English, also provides a substantial introduction and other supporting explanatory material, over one hundred illustrations of ancient Chinese artefacts, and the original Chinese text itself.
256 pages, 157 black & white illustrations, 56 black & white halftones, 101 black & white line drawi
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | August 9, 2012 |
| ISBN13 | 9780415531436 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 256 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 20 mm · 564 g |
| Language | English |
More from the same publisher
See all of Wenren, Jun (Zhejiang University, China) ( e.g. Hardcover Book and Paperback Book )