Machine generated contents note: 1. making of an imprint in China, 1000-1800 -- 2. ascendance of the imprint in China -- 3. Distribution of books and literati culture -- 4. problem of access in the world of Chinese learning -- 5. Ameliorations and a community of learning
Summary
The history of the book in China from 1000 to 1800. The author compares the Chinese experience with books with that of other civilizations, particularly the European