Sources of Western Zhou history : inscribed bronze vessels /

Sources of Western Zhou history : inscribed bronze vessels /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Shaughnessy, Edward L., 1952-
Imprint:	Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1991.
Description:	1 online resource (xix, 333 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Inscriptions, Chinese. Bronzes, Chinese -- To 221 B.C. Bronzes, Chinese. Inscriptions, Chinese. China -- History -- Zhou dynasty, 1122-221 B.C. -- Sources. China. Electronic books. History. Sources.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11106975

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ISBN:	9780520910225 0520910222 0585159378 9780585159379 0520070283 9780520070288
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	The thousands of ritual bronze vessels discovered by China's archaeologists serve as the major documentary source for the Western Zhou dynasty (1045-771 B.C.). These vessels contain long inscriptions full of detail on subjects as diverse as the military history of the period, the bureaucratic structure of the royal court, and lawsuits among the gentry. Moreover, being cast in bronze, the inscriptions preserve exactly the contemporary script and language. This text provides historiography and interpretation of these objects. By demonstrating how the inscriptions are read and interpreted, the author makes accessible in English some of the most important evidence about life in ancient China.
Other form:	Print version: Shaughnessy, Edward L., 1952- Sources of Western Zhou history. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1991 0520070283

Table of Contents:

A brief history of bronze inscription studies
The casting of an inscribed bronze vessel, with remarks on the question of authenticity
How to read a Western Zhou bronze inscription
The periodization of inscribed Western Zhou bronze vessels
Further historiographical questions regarding inscribed Western Zhou bronze vessels.