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Ancient Chinese Scrolls as Evolving Entities: Implications for Reconstruction and Description

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: In recent years, scholars have drawn attention to the fact that manuscripts are hardly static objects but prone to change over the course of time. Following this line of research, the present paper considers ancient Chinese scrolls as evolving entities and discusses some of the implications for their reconstruction and description.

Source: Bamboo and Silk

DOI: 10.1163/24689246-20230035

Author: Thies Staack

Institution: Universität Hamburg

Language: English

Topic: Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books

Subfield: History

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Universität Hamburg, Peking University

Awards: G162009742, G2064984960, EXC 2176: Understanding Written Artefacts