Chinese Script - History, Characters, Calligraphy

Klappentext Thomas O. Hoellmann explains the development of the Chinese writing system and its importance in literature! religion! art! and other aspects of culture. Spanning epigraphs and oracle bones to writing and texting! Chinese Script is a wide-ranging introduction to the complexity and beauty of written text and calligraphy in the Chinese world. Zusammenfassung Thomas O. Höllmann explains the development of the Chinese writing system and its importance in literature, religion, art, and other aspects of culture. Spanning epigraphs and oracle bones to writing and texting, Chinese Script is a wide-ranging introduction to the complexity and beauty of written text and calligraphy in the Chinese world.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas O. Heollmann, Thomas O. Hoellmann, Thomas O. Hollmann, Thomas O. Höllmann
• Assisted by: Maximiliane Donicht (Translation)
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2017
• EAN: 9780231181723
• ISBN: 978-0-231-18172-3
• No. of pages: 144
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; HISTORY / Asia / China, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Alphabets & Writing Systems, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Chinese, Language teaching & learning material & coursework, Historical & comparative linguistics, Language teaching and learning material and coursework, Historical and comparative linguistics