Edoardo Fazzioli

Broschiertes Buch

Chinese Calligraphy: From Pictograph to Ideogram: The History of 214 Essential Chinese/Japanese Characters

Beschreibung

This book, modelled after a classic compilation of the Chinese language done in the 18th century, presents 214 root pictographs or symbols upon which this writing system, whose rich complexities hold a wealth of cultural meaning, is based.

Autor

Edoardo Fazzioli was for ten years a correspondent in Hong Kong for an international agency. During that period he also studied Chinese language and culture at Hong Kong University. He is currently a member of the Italo-Chinese Institute for Economic and Cultural Exchange, for which he has edited publications and catalogs. He has also written newspaper articles and scholarly pieces on Chinese life and civilization.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Abbeville Press Inc., U.S.
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: September 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 160mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 702g
• ISBN-13: 9780789208705
• ISBN-10: 0789208709
• Artikelnr.: 22173207