Kao gong ji : the world's oldest encyclopaedia of technologies
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Kao gong ji : the world's oldest encyclopaedia of technologies
（Technology and change in history, v. 17）
Brill, c2020
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考工记 : 翻译与评注
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Text in English, German and Chinese
"Revised and updated translation from the Chinese edition: 《考工记 : 翻译与评注》..."--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-215) and indexes
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Description
In Kao Gong Ji: The World's Oldest Encyclopaedia of Technologies, Guan Zengjian and Konrad Herrmann offer an English translation and commentary of the first technological encyclopaedia in China. This work came into being around the 5th century C.E. and contains descriptions of thirty technologies used at the time. Most prominent are bronze casting, the manufacture of carriages and weapons, a metrological standard, the making of musical instruments, and the planning of cities. The technologies, including the manufacturing process and quality assurance, are based on standardization and modularization. In several commentaries, the editors show to which degree the descriptions of Kao Gong Ji correspond to archaeological findings.
Revised and updated translation from the Chinese edition: : (ISBN: 978-7-313-12133-2) by Guan Zengjian, (c) Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press 2014. Published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press.
Table of Contents
Contents
Abbreviations and Conventions
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Preface
Foreword
Introduction
1 On Historical Editions and Commenting of "Kao Gong Ji"
2 Historical Background of "Kao Gong Ji"
3 Location and Period of Origin of "Kao Gong Ji"
Part 1: The Text
(Part One)
Part 1: Introduction
Manufacture of Chariots
1 The Wheelmaker
2 The Carriage Carpenter
3 The Pole Carpenter
4 The Bronze Caster
5 Bronze Weapons
6 Bronze Bells
7 Measuring Standards
8 Agricultural Tools (Missing)
9 Leather
10 The Tanner
11 The Drum Maker
12 Tailor of Mourning Garments (Missing)
13 Furrier (Missing)
14 Paints
15 Dyer of Feathers
16 Dyer of Clothes and Silks (Missing)
17 Dyer of Silk
(Part Two)
18 Part 2: The Jade Polisher
19 Comb Maker (Missing)
20 Bone Carver (Missing)
21 The Manufacturer of Chimes
22 The Arrow Tip Manufacturer
23 The Potter
24 The Carpenter Ziren
25 The Weapon Carpenter
26 Construction Workers
27 The Carriage Manufacturer
28 The Bow Manufacturer
Part 2: Analysis - Commentaries
Commentary to
1 Manufacture of Carriages
2 Astronomy
3 Bronze Technology
4 Bronze Objects - Vessels, Weapons, Mirrors
5 Metrology
6 Musical Instruments
Commentary to
7 Jade
8 Ceramics and Porcelain
9 Civil Engineering
10 Manufacture of Bows
Bibliography
Index of Personal and Geographical Names
Index of Subjects
by "Nielsen BookData"