Chinese Annals in the Western Observatory: An Outline of Western Studies of Chinese Unearthed Documents

Edward L. Shaughnessy

book: Chinese Annals in the Western Observatory

Open Access Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2020

Chinese Annals in the Western Observatory

An Outline of Western Studies of Chinese Unearthed Documents

Edward L. Shaughnessy
Funded by: Jao Tsung-I Academy of Sinology

Volume 4 in the series Library of Sinology [LOS]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501516948

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About this book

Since the beginning of the twentieth century, hundreds of thousands of documents of all sorts have been unearthed in China, opening whole new fields of study and transforming our modern understanding of ancient China. While these discoveries have necessarily taken place in China, Western scholars have also contributed to the study of these documents throughout this entire period.

This book provides a comprehensive survey of the contributions of these Western scholars to the field of Chinese paleography, and especially to study of oracle-bone inscriptions, bronze and stone inscriptions, and manuscripts written on bamboo and silk. Each of these topics is provided with a comprehensive narrative history of studies by Western scholars, as well as an exhaustive bibliography and biographies of important scholars in the field. It is also supplied with a list of Chinese translations of these studies, as well as a complete index of authors and their works.

Whether the reader is interested in the history of ancient China, ancient Chinese paleographic documents, or just in the history of the study of China as it has developed in the West, this book provides one of the most complete accounts available to date.

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Edward L. Shaughnessy, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

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Frontmatter Open Access Download PDF	I
CONTENTS Open Access Download PDF	VII
LIST OF FIGURES Open Access Download PDF	XI
PREFACE TO THE CHINESE EDITION Open Access Download PDF	XIII
PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH EDITION Open Access Download PDF	XV
CONVENTIONS Open Access Download PDF	XVII
INTRODUCTION Open Access Download PDF	1
1. AN OUTLINE OF WESTERN STUDIES OF CHINESE PALEOGRAPHY Open Access Download PDF	9
AN OUTLINE OF WESTERN STUDIES OF CHINESE PALEOGRAPHY: BIOGRAPHIES Open Access Download PDF	48
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WESTERN SCHOLARSHIP ON CHINESE PALEOGRAPHY Open Access Download PDF	61
2. ENGRAVED IN SHELL AND BONE: NARRATIVE Open Access Download PDF	76
ENGRAVED IN SHELL AND BONE: BIOGRAPHIES Open Access Download PDF	119
ENGRAVED IN SHELL AND BONE: BIBLIOGRAPHY Open Access Download PDF	135
3. CAST IN BRONZE AND STONE: NARRATIVE Open Access Download PDF	164
CAST IN BRONZE AND STONE: BIOGRAPHIES Open Access Download PDF	215
CAST IN BRONZE AND STONE: BIBLIOGRAPHY Open Access Download PDF	229
4. WRITTEN ON BAMBOO AND SILK: NARRATIVE Open Access Download PDF	256
WRITTEN ON BAMBOOK AND SILK: BIOGRAPHIES Open Access Download PDF	405
WRITTEN ON BAMBOO AND SILK: BIBLIOGRAPHY Open Access Download PDF	417
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CHINESE TRANSLATIONS OF WESTERN STUDIES OF CHINESE UNEARTHED DOCUMENTS Open Access Download PDF	460
INDEX OF AUTHORS Open Access Download PDF	471

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Western Sinologists of all sorts, students of ancient history, and scholars interested in ancient inscriptions.
Pages
- Front matter: 20
- Main content: 485
Illustrations
- Coloured Illustrations: 39
Keywords: paleography; oracle-bone inscriptions; bronze inscriptions; bamboo-and-silk manuscripts

eBook

Published: November 18, 2019
ISBN: 9781501516948

Hardcover

Published: November 18, 2019
ISBN: 9781501516931