Four Thousand Years of Chinese Calligraphy
Download or Read eBook Four Thousand Years of Chinese Calligraphy PDF written by Léon Long-yien Chang and published by Chicago : University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1990-01 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Léon Long-yien Chang |
| Publisher | : Chicago : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 442 |
| Release | : 1990-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0226101118 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780226101118 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Four Thousand Years of Chinese Calligraphy by : Léon Long-yien Chang
Book excerpt: Chinese calligraphy evokes a complex beauty by the simplest means—a single character, a stroke, or even a dot. It is an intriguing art form that at once reveals a calligrapher's talent and learning, reflects whole epochs of philosophy, religion, and culture, and embraces an artistic tradition thousands of years old. This volume offers a loving appreciation of the aesthetic values underlying Chinese calligraphy as well as an authoritative guide to its historical development as one of China's supreme artistic accomplishments.
