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Wang Guiyuan

A Study of Excavated Documents in China

A Study of Excavated Documents in China

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The Silk Books and Bamboo Slips of the Warring States and Qin and Han Dynasties is a collection of famous excavated materials that date back to the Warring States period and the Qin and Han dynasties. It explains the complementary relationship between the unearthed literature and the Shuowen Jiezi, reinterprets the texts, and resolves some knotty problems in Chinese paleography.

Format: Hardback
Length: 178 pages
Publication date: 22 December 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd


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The book covers a wide range of famous excavated materials, including silk books and bamboo slips that date back to the Warring States period and the Qin and Han dynasties. It provides detailed explanations of the complementary relationship between the unearthed literature and the most important philological literature, Shuowen Jiezi. The author also reinterprets the texts and resolves some knotty problems in Chinese paleography, making it an invaluable resource for scholars of Chinese history and literature.

The book covers a wide range of famous excavated materials, including silk books and bamboo slips that date back to the Warring States period and the Qin and Han dynasties. It provides detailed explanations of the complementary relationship between the unearthed literature and the most important philological literature, Shuowen Jiezi. The author also reinterprets the texts and resolves some knotty problems in Chinese paleography, making it an invaluable resource for scholars of Chinese history and literature.


Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032612270

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