Chinese Calligraphy An Introduction to Its Aesthetic and Technique, Third Revised and Enlarged Edition

Name: Chinese Calligraphy An Introduction to Its Aesthetic and Technique, Third Revised and Enlarged Edition
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ISBN: 9780674122260

ISBN-10: 0674122267

ISBN-13: 9780674122260

Edition: 3rd 1973

Authors: Yee Chiang, Herbert Read

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Speech and writing are two organs of the same human impulse--the conveyance of thought: the one operating through hearing, the other through sight; the one by sound from mouth to ear, the other by form or image from hand to eye. But each can do something besides convey thought. Spoken words can be so arranged as to discharge aesthetic "musical" significances, as in much Western poetry. Written words can be formed to liberate visual beauties; and it is these which form the subject of this book. In addition to aesthetic considerations, the text deals with such more practical subjects as the origin and construction of the Chinese characters, styles, technique, strokes, composition, training,…

Book details

List price: $34.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 1973
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 1/1/1974
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Preface



Read Author's Note



Introduction



The Origin and Construction of Chinese Characters



The Styles



The Abstract Beauty of Chinese Calligraphy



Technique



The Strokes



Composition



Training



The Relations Between Calligraphy and Other Forms of Chinese


Bibliography


Index