Metalworking in Bronze Age China
Author | : Peng Peng |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2019 |
ISBN-10 | : 1604979623 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781604979626 |
Rating | : 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Download or read book Metalworking in Bronze Age China written by Peng Peng and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is the first study that adopts a comprehensive, thorough, and interdisciplinary approach toward early Chinese lost-wax castings. With more than 80 images, this book provides a study on the "norms," which are seldom questioned. By examining the reasons why Chinese founders often chose not to use the lost-wax process they had clearly mastered, the book refutes the idea that lost-wax technology is the only "right way" to cast bronzes. This study demonstrates that a "norm" is in many ways an illusion that twists our comprehension of art, technology, civilization, and history"--