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Science and Civilisation in China, Part 1, Paper and Printing
Joseph Needham
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Description for Science and Civilisation in China, Part 1, Paper and Printing
hardcover. Part one of the fifth volume of Joseph Needham's great enterprise is written by one of the project's collaborators. Series: Science and Civilisation in China. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1382.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
Series
Science and Civilisation in China
Number of Pages
504
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521086905
SKU
V9780521086905
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Reviews for Science and Civilisation in China, Part 1, Paper and Printing
"[An] astonishing and enduring study...[Needham brings] depth of emotion and technical finesse to his task." Jonathan Spence, New York Review of Books "Perhaps the greatest single act of historical synthesis and intercultural communication ever attempted by one man." Laurence Picken, Cambridge University