Description
i) It tells the story of the first period when print became widespread, and how that changed a culture
ii) It is the first book in English to focus on the print culture of the Northern Song dynasty, when print first became broadly established in China
iii) It demonstrates that print texts were a major force for civilization, five centuries before Gutenberg
iv) It discusses a broad range of texts and issues, historical, literary, philosophical, and artistic, and shows how print affected all these different aspects of Chinese society.
v) Will be valuable not only for scholars working on medieval China, but should also be of interest to anyone working on print history and book history in various nations.
Book Information
ISBN 9781032345277
Author Daniel Fried
Format Hardback
Page Count 142
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
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