HTST 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Bi Sheng, Adrian Johns, History Of China
14 Mar 2018
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Edgren, (cid:498) (istory of the book in china(cid:499) Adrian johns, (cid:498)coming of print to europe(cid:499: gutenberg. Books, as collections of substantial writing, with a sustained use, considered to have value, and typically copied, Emerged very early in some centers of population concentration. In a range of mediums (to us, mostly cumbersome) Costly in labour, materials, and time (so not common). -importance of the church in european book production. -changing context as backdrop for development of european printing press: the book in china, concluded. -invention of paper and its gradual technological spread: woodblock woodcut, or xylographic printing. 1298 ce: re-introduction of wooden moveable type, wang zhen: printing in medieval china, to c. 1450. Edgren reading (powerpoint for this section is posted to d2l) (cid:523)using edgren"s headings(cid:524: the book before paper and printing. -jiance or jiandu (bamboo or wood strip writing) -example: stone classics of han dynasty (created about 175-83 ce) -ink rubbing of same (cid:523)as a form of (cid:498)proto-printiing(cid:499)(cid:524)
