Kao Gong Ji : The World's Oldest Encyclopaedia of Technologies (Technology and Change in History)

Guan, Zengjian (EDT)/ Herrmann, Konrad (EDT)

Brill（2019/12発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 222 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9789004416901
• DDC分類 603

Full Description

In Kao Gong JiZengjian 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.

Contents

ContentsAbbreviations and ConventionsList of IllustrationsList of TablesPrefaceForewordIntroduction1 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: IntroductionManufacture of Chariots1 The Wheelmaker2 The Carriage Carpenter3 The Pole Carpenter4 The Bronze Caster5 Bronze Weapons6 Bronze Bells7 Measuring Standards8 Agricultural Tools (Missing)9 Leather10 The Tanner11 The Drum Maker12 Tailor of Mourning Garments (Missing)13 Furrier (Missing)14 Paints15 Dyer of Feathers16 Dyer of Clothes and Silks (Missing)17 Dyer of Silk(Part Two)18 Part 2: The Jade Polisher19 Comb Maker (Missing)20 Bone Carver (Missing)21 The Manufacturer of Chimes22 The Arrow Tip Manufacturer23 The Potter24 The Carpenter Ziren25 The Weapon Carpenter26 Construction Workers27 The Carriage Manufacturer28 The Bow ManufacturerPart 2: Analysis - CommentariesCommentary to 1 Manufacture of Carriages2 Astronomy3 Bronze Technology4 Bronze Objects - Vessels, Weapons, Mirrors5 Metrology6 Musical InstrumentsCommentary to 7 Jade8 Ceramics and Porcelain9 Civil Engineering10 Manufacture of BowsBibliographyIndex of Personal and Geographical NamesIndex of Subjects