Ling, Li. translated and edited by Lothar von Falkenhausen

The Chu Silk Manuscripts from Zidanku, Changsha ( Hunan Province ). Volume I : Discovery and Transmission

Hong Kong: Chinese University of Hong Kong Press, 2020. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto (oversize). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards and dust jacket. xxvi, 225 p. w/color and b&w illus., footnotes, timeline, bibliography. A detailed look at the archaeologival context and history of the transmission of the physical manuscripts, the only pre-imperial manuscripts on silk ever found, now located in the United States. Dr. Ling of Peking University has worked on the manuscripts for nearly 4 decades. Very good / very good. Item #19457

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