Chinese Script: History, Characters, Calligraphy

by Thomas O. Höllmann

Book Overview

In this brisk and accessible history, sinologist Thomas O. Hollmann explains the development of the Chinese writing system and its importance in literature, religion, art, and other aspects of culture. Spanning the earliest epigraphs and oracle bones to writing and texting on computers and mobile phones today, Chinese Script is a wide-ranging and versatile introduction to the complexity and beauty of written text and calligraphy in the Chinese...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231181728
• ISBN13: 9780231181723
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.6" x 5.7"