具体描述
Paleography, which often overlaps with archaeology, deciphers ancient inscriptions and modes of writing to reveal the knowledge and workings of earlier societies. In this now-classic paleographic study of China, Tsuen-Hsuin Tsien traces the development of Chinese writing from the earliest inscriptions to the advent of printing, with specific attention to the tools and media used. This edition includes material that treats the many major documents and ancient Chinese artifacts uncovered over the forty years since the book’s first publication, as well as an afterword by Edward L. Shaughnessy.
Written on Bamboo and Silk has long been considered a landmark in its field. Critical in this regard is the excavation of numerous sites throughout China, where hundreds of thousands of documents written on bamboo and silk—as well as other media—were found, including some of the earliest copies of historical, medical, astronomical, military, and religious texts that are now essential to the study of early Chinese literature, history, and philosophy. Discoveries such as these have made the amount of material evidence on the origins and evolution of communication throughout Chinese history exceedingly broad and rich, and yet Tsien succeeds in tackling it all and building on the earlier classic work that changed.
作者简介
钱存训，1909年生于江苏秦县，幼年曾念过私塾，1926年毕业于淮东中学。中学时代曾积极参与五卅爱国运动，后投身北伐军。1928年入金陵大学攻读，同时在金陵女子大学图书馆兼职。1932年获文学士学位。大学修读期间，曾选修刘国钧教授主讲的《中国书史》和《图书馆分类法》课程，深受影响。大学毕业后，曾任上海交通大学图书馆副馆长、南京工程参考部主任（为北平图书馆南京分馆）。1947年赴美，作为北平图书馆交换馆员到芝加哥大学图书馆工作和进修。他与夫人许文锦女士将1936年以来“芝大”图书馆所积存的中文藏书，经过多年不懈的努力，将是十多万册藏书加以整理和编目，为“芝大”远东图书馆日后的迅速发展奠定了基础。1952年考获芝加哥大学图书馆硕士学位。论文为《Western impact on China through translation》。1957年再考获图书馆博士学位。论文为《The pre-printing records of China : a study of the development of early Chinese inscriptions and books》此论文经多年补充和修改后以专书《Written on bamboo and silk : the beginnings of Chinese books and inscriptions》于1962年由芝加哥大学出版社出版。1975年香港中文大学周宁森博士译成中文本《中国古代书史》。1980年，又被译成日文本。从1947年起担任芝加哥大学远东图书馆馆长至1978年退休为止。除担任馆长职务外，他也是芝加哥大学东亚语言文化学系教授，主讲《中国目录学》和《中国史学方法》。此两门课是图书馆学系和东方语言文化学系研究生必修课程。从1964年至1978年间先后培养了30多位硕士和博士生。退休后，任东亚语言文化学系荣誉教授、东亚图书馆荣誉馆长和李约瑟研究所研究员。
钱教授一生致力于图书馆学、历史学研究工作，著述巨富，发表的专著和论文有100多种。主要的专著有：《西方通过翻译对中国的影响》（硕士论文），《书与竹帛》（博士论文），《关于东亚的图书馆资料》，《美国图书馆的东亚藏书近况》，《中国：书目提要》，《纸和印刷》，《中国印刷术》等。1968年曾应李约瑟（Joseph Needham)之邀请参加撰写《中国科学技术史》中有关造纸制墨和印刷术方面的内容。1982年出版的《纸和印刷》一书是一部权威著作，成为《中国科学技术史》第五卷第一分册。钱教授献身美国图书馆事业50多年建立了美国第一流的芝加哥远东图书馆。而对整个美国远东图书馆界作出了贡献。
目录信息
Foreword to the Second Edition by Li Xueqin
Remarks on the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
1. Introduction
The Legacy of Early Chinese Records
Communication with the Spirits
Government Documents and Archives
Recorders, Users, and Custodians
Private Writings and Collections
Burning of Books
Restoration of Ancient Works
Popularization of Religious Literature
2. Records on Bones and Shells
Origin and Nature of Bone and Shell Inscriptions
Discovery and Study of Bone Records
Vocabulary and Forms of Shang Writing
Types of Bone Materials and Methods of Inscribing
Content and Arrangement of Oracle Inscriptions
Non-Oracle Bone Records
3. Inscriptions on Metals and Clay
Nature and Types of Bronze Inscriptions
Styles and Usage of Bronze Inscriptions
Mirror Inscriptions
Numismatic Inscriptions
Inscriptions on Seals and Sealing Clay
Inscriptions on Pottery Vessels
Inscriptions on Bricks and Tiles
4. Engravings on Stone and Jade
Stone Drums and Monuments
Stele, Precipice, and Grave Inscriptions
Confucian Classics on Stone
Buddhist and Daoist Writings on Stone
Inscriptions on Jade
Origin and Technique of Ink Squeezes
5. Documents on Bamboo and Wood
Evolution of Book Materials
Bamboo Tablets of the Warring States and Qin Periods
Tablets of Han to Jin Dynasties
Preparation of Bamboo and Wood for Writing
Size and Forms of Ancient Tablets
Columns and Styles of Writing
Units and Kinds of Ancient Documents
System of Binding and Sealing
6. Silk as Writing Material
Origin of Sericulture
Date of Using Silk for Writing
Discoveries of Silk Documents
Ancient Paintings on Silk
Materials and Format of Silk Books
Special Uses of Silk for Writing
7. Paper and Paper Manuscripts
Definition and Origin of Paper
Cai Lun and Papermaking
Popularity and Spread of Paper
Theories of Western Origin of Paper
Discoveries of Early Paper Specimens
Paper Documents from Dunhuang
Materials and Methods of Papermaking
Processing and Treatment of Paper
System of Paper Rolls
8. Implements and Tools for Writing
Origin of the Writing Brush
Forms of the Brush-Pen
Writing Fluid and Pigments
Ink of Lampblack
Lacquer and Mineral Ink
Materials and Forms of Ink-Slabs
Book Knife as Eraser
9. Conclusion
Types of Writing Materials
Transmission of Ancient Literature
Dates of Different Inscriptions
Development of the Chinese Book
Methods of Writing and Duplication
Styles of Chinese Script
Growth of Vocabulary
Order of Chinese Writing
Social and Intellectual Development
Afterword: Paleographic Discoveries in China Since 1960
Edward L. Shaughnessy
Appendix A. Major Archaeological Discoveries, 1899-2000
Appendix B. Chronology of Chinese Culture, Books, and Writing
Glossary
List of Abbreviations
Bibliography
Index
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