Four thousand years of Chinese calligraphy /
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| Author / Creator: | Chang, Léon Long-yien |
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| Imprint: | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1990. |
| Description: | xi, 442 p. : ill. ; 32 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Local Note: | University of Chicago Library's copy 2 has original dust jacket. |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1067476 |
| Summary: | Chinese calligraphy evokes a complex beauty by the simplest means--a single character, a stroke, or even a dot. It is an intriguing art form that at once reveals a calligrapher's talent and learning, reflects whole epochs of philosophy, religion, and culture, and embraces an artistic tradition thousands of years old. This volume offers a loving appreciation of the aesthetic values underlying Chinese calligraphy as well as an authoritative guide to its historical development as one of China's supreme artistic accomplishments.<br> |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 442 p. : ill. ; 32 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0226101118 |