The essays in this volume seek to flesh out the diversity of Chinese textual production during the period spanning the tenth and fourteenth centuries when printing became a widely used technology. By exploring the social and political relations that shaped the production and reproduction of printed texts, the impact of intellectual and religious formations on book production, the interaction between print and other media, readership, and the growth of collections, the contributors offer the firs

First Author: Chia, Lucille; Weerdt, Hilde De
Attributed to:  British Inter-University China Centre funded by ESRC

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Bibliographic Information

Type: Book Chapter

Book Title: Knowledge and Text Production in an Age of Print: China, 900-1400 (2011)

ISBN: 9789004192287