| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 453 p. :) : ill |
| Contents |
Preface / by Edward L. Shaughnessy -- Preface / by Anthony C. Yu -- Foreword / by the Editorial Committee -- The legacy of early Chinese records -- Written on bamboo and silk -- Strategies of warring states -- Sealing clays of Hans China -- Implements and tools for writing -- Raw materials for papermaking -- Uses of paper and paper products -- Development of inkmaking -- Techniques of woodblock printing -- Chinese invention of paper and printing -- Western impact on China through translation -- Asian studies in America -- First Chinese-American publication exchange -- East Asian studies in American libraries -- How Chinese rare books crossed the Pacific -- Master of sinology: Herrlee G. Creel -- Working with Joseph Needham -- Tung Tso-pin in America -- Yuan Tung-li and international exchange -- The life and work of K.T. Wu -- Early years in China -- Arrival in Chicago -- Work and study in America -- Teaching, research, and publications -- Travel and writing after retirement -- T.H. Tsien Library at Nanjing University -- Life and career -- An interview with T.H. Tsien -- Publications -- International reviews of publication |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-425) and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Tsien, Tsuen-hsuin, 1910-2015.
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Tsien, Tsuen-hsuin, 1910-
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Tsien, Tsuen-hsuin, 1910-2015 |
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East Asian libraries -- United States
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Printing -- China -- History
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Books -- China -- History
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Books
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Civilization
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East Asian libraries
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Printing
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China -- Civilization.
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China
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2011426318 |
| ISBN |
9629969750 |
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9789629969752 |
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