Title: Written on bamboo and silk; the beginnings of Chinese books and inscriptions.
Authors: Tsien, Tsuen-hsuin, 1910-2015
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Year: 1962
Subjects: Writing materials and instruments; Chinese language Writing History
Contents: Introduction. The legacy of early Chinese records -- Communication with the spirits -- Government documents and archives -- Recorders, users, and custodians -- Private writings and collections -- Burning of books -- Restoration of ancient works -- Popularization of religious literature. Records on Bones and Shells. Origin and nature of bone and shell inscriptions -- Discovery and study of bone records -- Vocabulary and forms of the Shang writing -- Types of bone materials and methods of inscribing -- Content and arrangement of oracle inscriptions -- Non-oracle bone records -- Inscriptions on Metals and Clay. Nature and types of bronze inscriptions -- Styles and usage of bronze inscriptions -- Mirror inscriptions -- Numismatic inscriptions -- Inscriptions on seals and sealing clay -- Inscriptions on pottery vessels -- Inscriptions on bricks and tiles -- Engravings on Stone and Jade. Stone drums and monuments -- Stele, precipice, and grave inscriptions --^