{"product_id":"chinese-script-history-characters-calligraphy-hardcover","title":"Chinese Script: History, Characters, Calligraphy - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas O. Höllmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMaximiliane Donicht\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this brisk and accessible history, sinologist Thomas O. Hollmann 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, \u003cem\u003eChinese Script\u003c\/em\u003e is a wide-ranging and versatile introduction to the complexity and beauty of written text and calligraphy in the Chinese world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHollmann delves into the origins of Chinese script and its social and political meanings across millennia of history. He recounts the social history of the writing system; written and printed texts; and the use of writing materials such as paper, silk, ink, brush, and printing techniques. The book sheds light on the changing role of literacy and education; the politics of orthographic reform; and the relationship of Chinese writing to non-Han Chinese languages and cultures. Hollmann explains the inherent complexity of Chinese script, demonstrating why written Chinese expresses meaning differently than oral language and the subtleties of the relationship between spoken word and written text. He explores calligraphy as an art, the early letter press, and other ways of visually representing Chinese languages. \u003cem\u003eChinese Script\u003c\/em\u003e also provides handy illustrations of the concepts discussed, showing how ideographs function and ways to decipher them visually.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas O. Höllmann is a professor of Chinese studies and ethnology at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich and president of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Land of the Five Flavors: A Cultural History of Chinese Cuisine\u003c\/i\u003e (Columbia, 2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 5.7 x 8.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42736961060927,"sku":"9780231181723","price":172.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d35f1e3355187499080875ebaa47570d.webp?v=1765148410","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/chinese-script-history-characters-calligraphy-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}