Collected writings on Chinese culture / Tsuen-hsuin Tsien.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tsien, Tsuen-hsuin, 1910-2015.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

East Asian libraries.

China--Civilization.

China.

Civilization.

Books--China--History.

Books.

History.

Printing--China--History.

Printing.

East Asian libraries--United States.

Tsien, Tsuen-hsuin, 1910-2015.

Tsien, Tsuen-hsuin.

United States.

Physical Description:

xviii, 453 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Chinese culture

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Chinese University Press, [2011]

Contents:

Preface / by Edward L. Shaughnessy

Preface / by Anthony C. Yu

Foreword / by the Editorial Committee

The legacy of early Chinese records

Written on bamboo and silk

Strategies of warring states

Sealing clays of Hans China

Implements and tools for writing

Raw materials for papermaking

Uses of paper and paper products

Development of inkmaking

Techniques of woodblock printing

Chinese invention of paper and printing

Western impact on China through translation

Asian studies in America

First Chinese-American publication exchange

East Asian studies in American libraries

How Chinese rare books crossed the Pacific

Master of sinology: Herrlee G. Creel

Working with Joseph Needham

Tung Tso-pin in America

Yuan Tung-li and international exchange

The life and work of K.T. Wu

Early years in China

Arrival in Chicago

Work and study in America

Teaching, research, and publications

Travel and writing after retirement

T.H. Tsien Library at Nanjing University

Life and career

An interview with T.H. Tsien

Publications

International reviews of publication.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-425) and index.

ISBN:

9629964228

9789629964221

OCLC:

712740536

Publisher Number:

99945108859