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Sources of Western Zhou history : inscribed bronze vessels /

The thousands of ritual bronze vessels discovered by China's archaeologists serve as the major documentary source for the Western Zhou dynasty (1045-771 B.C.). These vessels contain long inscriptions full of detail on subjects as diverse as the military history of the period, the bureaucratic s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shaughnessy, Edward L., 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1991.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A brief history of bronze inscription studies
  • The casting of an inscribed bronze vessel, with remarks on the question of authenticity
  • How to read a Western Zhou bronze inscription
  • The periodization of inscribed Western Zhou bronze vessels
  • Further historiographical questions regarding inscribed Western Zhou bronze vessels.