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Chinese Calligraphy : An Introduction to Its Aesthetic and Technique, Third Revised and Enlarged Edition
by Yee Chiang and Herbert Read
Overview
This is the classic introduction to Chinese calligraphy. In nine richly illustrated chapters Mr. 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. It is a superb appreciation of beauty in the movement of strokes and in the patterns of structure--and an inspiration to amateurs as well as professionals interested in the decorative arts.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780674122260
- ISBN-10: 0674122267
- Publisher: Harvard University Press
- Publish Date: January 1974
- Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.75 pounds
- Page Count: 304
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