China Empire of Living Symbols by Cecilia Lindqvist
By: Cecilia Lindqvist
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Print ISBN: 9780201570090, 0201570092
eText ISBN: 9780786731992, 0786731990
The origins of Chinese ideographs were not known until 1899, when a scholar went to an apothecary for some medicine made of dragon bone.” To his surprise, the bone, which had not yet been ground into powder, contained a number of carved inscriptions. Thus began the exploration of the 3000-year-old sources of the written characters still used in China today. In this unparalleled and deeply researched book, Cecilia Lindqvist tells the story of these characters and shows how their shapes and concepts have permeated all of Chinese thought, architecture, art, and culture.
Additional ISBNs
9780306816093, 0306816091
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