Sources of Western Zhou history : inscribed bronze vessels /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Shaughnessy, Edward L., 1952-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1991.
Subjects:
To 221 B.C.
Inscriptions, Chinese.
Bronzes, Chinese > To 221 B.C.
Inscriptions chinoises.
Bronzes chinois > Jusqu'à 221 av. J.-C.
HISTORY.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
Bronzes, Chinese
Inscriptions, Chinese
Bronzegefäß
Inschrift
China > History > Zhou dynasty, 1122-221 B.C. > Sources.
Chine > Histoire > 1122-221 av. J.-C. (Dynastie des Zhou) > Sources.
China
Chinesisch.
Electronic books.
History
Sources
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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