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Kao Gong Ji

The World’s Oldest Encyclopaedia of Technologies

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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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:《考工记: 翻译与评注》(ISBN: 978-7-313-12133-2) by Guan Zengjian, © Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press 2014. Published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press.

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Utgivningsdatum2019-12-19
Mått155 x 235 x 20 mm
Vikt511 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieTechnology and Change in History
Antal sidor222
FörlagBrill
ISBN9789004416901
ÖversättareZengjian Guan

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Guan Zengjian is a Professor of History of Science at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He has published monographs, translations, and many articles on History of Science, especially on the history of Chinese science and metrology.Konrad Herrmann worked as a metrologist and sinologist at the national metrology institute of Germany (PTB). He translated several works of classical and contemporary Chinese literature. Since his retirement, he has translated extensively in the field of history of Chinese science.

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卷上 (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卷下 (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 卷上 1 Manufacture of Carriages2 Astronomy3 Bronze Technology4 Bronze Objects – Vessels, Weapons, Mirrors5 Metrology6 Musical InstrumentsCommentary to 卷下 7 Jade8 Ceramics and Porcelain9 Civil Engineering10 Manufacture of BowsBibliographyIndex of Personal and Geographical NamesIndex of Subjects

"The Kao gong ji 考工記 [...] contains a complete text (in simplified characters) and translations into Chinese modern vernacular, English, and German, as well as detailed commentaries in English only. [...] a useful book, well produced and generally reliable for its discussions of technology." - Nathan Sivin, University of Pennsylvania, in: Journal of Chinese Studies, January 2022, Vol. 74: pp. 275-76