Science and Civilisation in China, Part 1, Paper and Printing

Science and Civilisation in China, Part 1, Paper and Printing
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 520
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ISBN-10 : 0521086906
ISBN-13 : 9780521086905
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Book Synopsis Science and Civilisation in China, Part 1, Paper and Printing by : Joseph Needham

Download or read book Science and Civilisation in China, Part 1, Paper and Printing written by Joseph Needham and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1985-07-11 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part one of the fifth volume of Joseph Needham's great enterprise is written by one of the project's collaborators. Professor Tsien Tsuen-Hsuin, working in regular consultation with Dr Needham, has written the most comprehensive account of every aspect of paper and printing in China to be published in the West. From a close study of the vast mass of source material, Professor Tsien brings order and illumination to an area of technology which has been of profound importance in the spread of civilisation. The main body of the book is a detailed study of the invention, technology and aesthetic development of printing in China. From the growth and ultimate refinements of early woodcut printing to the spread of printing from movable type and the development of book-binding, Professor Tsien carries the story forward to the beginning of the nineteenth century when 'more printed pages existed in Chinese than in all other languages put together'.


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