The Great Bronze Age of China
The Great Bronze Age of China

Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published: 1980

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 0870992260

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Describes the Chinese Bronze Age, including the development of the Chinese state, writing, religion and architecture.

Bulletin
Bulletin

Author: Östasiatiska samlingarna (Stockholm, Sweden)

Publisher:

Published: 1959

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13:

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Sources of Western Zhou History
Sources of Western Zhou History

Author: Edward L. Shaughnessy

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1992-01-08

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0520910222

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The thousands of ritual bronze vessels discovered by China's archaeologists serve as the major documentary source for the Western Zhou dynasty (1045-771 B.C.). These vessels contain long inscriptions full of detail on subjects as diverse as the military history of the period, the bureaucratic structure of the royal court, and lawsuits among the gentry. Moreover, being cast in bronze, the inscriptions preserve exactly the contemporary script and language. Shaughnessy has written a meticulous and detailed work on the historiography and interpretation of these objects. By demonstrating how the inscriptions are read and interpreted, Shaughnessy makes accessible in English some of the most important evidence about life in ancient China.