Chinese Script: History, Characters, Calligraphy by Thomas O. Höllmann, translated by Maximiliane Donicht
English | November 14, 2017 | ISBN: 0231181728, 0231181736 | EPUB | 144 pages | 55.2 MB
In this brisk and accessible history, sinologist Thomas O. Höllmann explains the development of the Chinese writing system and its importance in literature, religion, art, and other aspects of culture. Spanning the earliest epigraphs and oracle bones to writing and texting on computers and mobile phones today, Chinese Script is a wide-ranging and versatile introduction to the complexity and beauty of written text and calligraphy in the Chinese world.