Metalworking in Bronze Age China
Peng Peng
"This is the first study that adopts a comprehensive, thorough, and interdisciplinary approach toward early Chinese lost-wax castings. With more than 80 images, this book provides a study on the "norms," which are seldom questioned. By examining the reasons why Chinese founders often chose not to use the lost-wax process they had clearly mastered, the book refutes the idea that lost-wax technology is the only "right way" to cast bronzes. This study demonstrates that a "norm" is in many ways an illusion that twists our comprehension of art, technology, civilization, and history"--
Կատեգորիաներ:
Տարի:
2020
Հրատարակչություն:
Cambria Press
Լեզու:
english
Էջեր:
514
ISBN 10:
1604979623
ISBN 13:
9781604979626
Ֆայլ:
PDF, 14.80 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2020