Chinese Calligraphy: An Introduction to Its Aesthetic and Technique, Third Revised and Enlarged Edition
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Book Overview
Chiang Yee's Chinese Calligraphy: An Introduction to Its Aesthetic and Technique remains the classic introduction to Chinese calligraphy. In eleven richly illustrated chapters, Chiang explores the aesthetics and the technique of this art in which rhythm, line, and structure are perfectly embodied. He measures the slow change from pictograph to stroke to the style and shape of written characters by the great calligraphers.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0674122267
ISBN13:9780674122260
Release Date:January 1974
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Length:304 Pages
Weight:1.23 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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Best All-Round Book forUnderstanding the Chinese Aesthetic
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
The book deals with the traditional art of Calligraphy from both a philosophical and an aesthetic point of view and uses numerous examples for the serious student of Chinese Calligraphy. It is written in a lively and informed manner that will stimulate the reader's imagination and appreciation of the art of Calligraphy and its masters throughout history. It is the #1 book in the field.
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